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Apr 26, 2012
Water Retention Properties of a Mine Chalk
Authors: Vincenzo De Gennaro [email protected], Claudia Sorgi [email protected], and Pierre Delage [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Unsaturated Soils 2006
Abstract
The water retention properties of a chalk from an abandoned underground mine in Northern France were studied and related to changes in relative humidity (RH) in the mine in an attempt to better predict the long term stability of the mine. Chalk microstructure was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). It has been shown that some experimental techniques commonly employed for controlling and measuring suction in unsaturated soils can be easily used to determine the retention properties of chalk. The comparisons between the results obtained using these techniques allowed to have an insight into the effect of mineralogy and pore morphology on the retention properties of the chalk.
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Unsaturated Soils 2006
Pages: 1371 - 1381
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© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Climates
- Comparative studies
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Humidity
- Laboratory tests
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Meteorology
- Methodology (by type)
- Microstructure
- Research methods (by type)
- Retaining structures
- Soil dynamics
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil suction
- Soils (by type)
- Tests (by type)
- Unsaturated soils
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ENPC Paris, (CERMES, Navier Institute), 6/8 Av. Blaise Pascal, F 77455 Marne-la-Vallée cedex 2, France. E-mail: [email protected]
INERIS, Direction des Risques du Sol et du Sous-Sol, Parc Technologique ALATA, BP n° 2, F 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte - France. E-mail: [email protected]
ENPC Paris, (CERMES, Navier Institute), 6/8 Av. Blaise Pascal, F 77455 Marne-la-Vallée cedex 2, France. E-mail: [email protected]
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