| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 9, 2016
3rd European Conference on Unsaturated Soils – “E-UNSAT 2016”
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| Article Number | 06006 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Microstructure | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160906006 | |
| Published online | 12 September 2016 | |
A microstructure insight into the water retention properties of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone
1 Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Navier/CERMES, Marne la Vallée, France
2 Now in LEMTA, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
3 Andra, Châtenay-Malabry, France
a Corresponding author: delage@cermes.enpc.fr
The effect of changes in suction on the microstructure of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone along wetting and drying paths was investigated by using mercury intrusion porosimetry. Based on a simplified brick model, the changes of the average thickness of the platelets that constitute the clay matrix (50%) are interpreted as the consequence of the successive adsorption of ordered layers of water molecules along the smectite surfaces, as demonstrated on pure smectites for a long time. This shows the predominant role played by the smectite phase in the overall response of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone when submitted to suction changes under no stress.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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