Experimental and modeling study on long-term alteration of compacted bentonite with alkaline groundwater

Yamaguchi, Tetsuji; Sakamoto, Yoshifumi; Akai, Masanobu; Takazawa, Mayumi; Iida, Yoshihisa; Tanaka, Tadao; Nakayama, Shinichi

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 32(1-7), p.298 - 310, 2007/00

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2005.10.003

Dissolution rate of montmorillonite, diffusivity of hydroxide ion and permeability coefficient in compacted sand-bentonite mixtures were experimentally determined and formulated. A coupled mass-transport/chemical-reaction code was developed to predict variation in permeability of engineered bentonite barrier with alkaline fluid by using the formulae.