Effective stress development in kaolin and bentonite clays during the hydro mechanical loading

Abstract

The knowledge of hydro mechanical response of the two extreme clays namely kaolin and bentonite are important due to their presence in many parts of the world and these clays are subjected to wetting cycles under external loads during the monsoon Bentonite clays are further subjected to combined hydraulic and mechanical loading from the surrounding saturated rock mass or ground water during the placement in nuclear waste repositories and landfills respectively In this work it will be shown...