ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|89 pages
Background of Chemo-mechanical Coupling in Clay – The Role of Mineralogy, nano-structure and Pore Fluid Composition
part 2|70 pages
Chemical Effects on Swelling of Clays
part 3|34 pages
Chemical effects on clay compressibility
part 4|86 pages
Effects of Solid–Gas Interaction
part 6|50 pages
Applications to environmental, petroleum and nuclear waste disposal engineering
