Study on coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical process of combined bentonite samples considering the self-healing of joints

To investigate the influence of joints on the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling characteristics of buffer materials, a coupled THM model for unsaturated bentonite was developed. The proposed model incorporates the thermal driving function for moisture migration and is capable of describing both...

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Published in:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Main Authors: Gaosheng Yang, Haitao Mao, Wenxuan Chen, Peipei Chen, Xiaoling Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25014340