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Influence of the water content on the complex conductivity of bentonite

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Compacted bentonite is considered as a potential buffer material for deep geological disposals of high-level nuclear wastes. Methodologies to non-intrusively monitor the water content of such sealing materials are important in the context of the safety of these storage facilities and for various engineering applications as well. Induced polarization is a non-intrusive geophysical method sensitive to the water content of porous media. We investigated the complex conductivity spectra of 69 samples made of 2 distinct MX80 bentonites, one in the form of powder from crushed pellets (Type I) and the other in the form of a granulated bentonite mixture (GBM, type II). The samples are prepared at different compaction states and saturations. The pore water conductivity of the porous samples is estimated to be ~2.5 S m− 1 (25 ◦C) by two different methods. The complex conductivity spectra were obtained at room temperature (25 ± 2 ◦C) in the frequency range 1 Hz-45 kHz. In-phase and quadrature conductivities reflect conduction (electromigration) and polarization processes, respectively. At a given frequency, both the in-phase and quadrature conductivities increase with the water content along a trend that is independent of the compaction state. An induced polarization model based on the dynamic Stern layer model is used to explain these results. The first Archie’s exponent m is inferred from the formation factor F using the in-phase conductivity data versus the pore water conductivity data at different salinities (NaCl, 25 ◦C). The dynamic Stern layer model applied to polarization correctly predicts the dependence of the in-phase conductivity, quadrature conductivity, and normalized chargeability with the water content and the Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). This petrophysical work can easily be applied to time-domain induced polarization data collected in field conditions to monitor hydraulic barriers.
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irsn-04200615 , version 1 (31-10-2023)

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Jad El Alam, André Revil, Pierre Dick. Influence of the water content on the complex conductivity of bentonite. Engineering Geology, 2023, 322, pp.107183. ⟨10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107183⟩. ⟨irsn-04200615⟩
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