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Chemo-mechanical couplings in compacted argillite submitted to high-pH environment

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In the French concept of deep nuclear wastes repository, the galleries should be backfilled with excavated argillite after the site exploitation period. After several thousands of years, the degradation of the concrete lining of the galleries will generate alkaline fluid (pH > 12) that will diffuse through the backfill. The objective of the paper is to describe the influence of such solute diffusion on the microstructure and the mechanical behavior of compacted argillite. Saturated-portlandite water was circulated through compacted samples for 3, 6 and 12 months at 20 °C or 60 °C, respectively. The microstructures before and after fluid circulation were determined with mercury intrusion porosimetry. Since it was planned to introduce additives (bentonite or lime) in the remoulded argillite to backfill the deep galleries, such mixtures were also studied. The results show that the influence of the alkaline fluid on the properties of the argillite is a function of the nature of the additive. The pure argillite undergoes slight modifications that can be related to a limited dissolution of its clayey particles. Conversely, intense alteration of the bentonite-argillite mixture was observed. Lime addition improves the mechanical characteristics of the argillite through the precipitation of cementitious compounds.
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hal-01768632 , version 1 (17-04-2018)

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Olivier Cuisinier, F. Masrouri. Chemo-mechanical couplings in compacted argillite submitted to high-pH environment. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2010, 2, pp.314 - 320. ⟨10.3724/SP.J.1235.2010.00314⟩. ⟨hal-01768632⟩
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