Clay behaviour is affected by coupled mechanical and chemical processes occurring in them at various scales. The peculiar chemical and electro-chemical properties of clays are the source of many undesired effects. These papers provide insight into the variables controlling clay behaviour.
Edited by:
C. DiMaio,
T. Hueckel,
B. Loret
Imprint: A A Balkema Publishers
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9789058093844
ISBN 10: 9058093840
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 01 January 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface, Chapter I: Background of chemo-mechanical coupling in clay – The role of mineralogy, nano-structure and pore fluid composition, Chapter II: Chemical effects on swelling of clays, Chapter III: Chemical effects on clay compressibility, Chapter IV: Effects of solid–gas interaction, Chapter V: Electro-chemo-mechanical effects, Chapter VI: Applications to environmental, petroleum and nuclear waste disposal engineering, Author index