Investigating the Influence of Mechanical anisotropy on the Fracturing Behaviour of Brittle Clay Shales with Application to Deep Geological Repositories

Clay shales are currently being assessed as possible host rock formations for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. However, one main concern is that the favourable long-term isolation properties of the intact rock mass could be negatively affected by the formation of an excavation dama...

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Main Author: Lisjak Bradley, Andrea
Other Authors: Grasselli, Giovanni
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43649