| Issue |
E3S Web of Conf.
Volume 382, 2023
8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2023)
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| Article Number | 05004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Advances in Testing Techniques, Methods and Equipment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338205004 | |
| Published online | 24 April 2023 | |
Suction in shales: consequences on triaxial testing
Laboratoire Navier – CERMES, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, 77455 Marne la Vallée, France
* Corresponding author: pierre.delage@enpc.fr
Significant interest has been devoted to claystones and shales in the context of geological radioactive waste disposal at great depth. The determination of their mechanical properties is needed for appropriate design of the underground galleries and tunnels. Given their high sensitivity to changes in water content, special care has to be taken so as to provide characteristics as close as possible to the (saturated) insitu ones. Based on the hydromechanical path followed by samples from coring to trimming in the lab, that most often lead to some degree of desaturation resulting from evaporation and drying of the samples, some procedures aimed at minimising the resulting perturbations are described. The considerations presented are based on data obtained on two (swelling) claystones considered in Europe for deep geological disposal, i.e., the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone (France) and the Opalinus Clay (Switzerland).
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