Fig. 1. Principles of final disposal of spent nuclear fuel according to the KBS-3V method (SKB, 2010)
Fig. 2. Scheme of the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in the near field (modified after Salas et al. (2014))
Fig. 3. Effect of dry density on thermal and hydraulic properties of bentonite
Fig. 4. Yield surface in the p' -q plane
Fig. 5. Normal consolidation line and unloading-reloading (swelling) lines for an isotropic compression test
Fig. 6. An incremental consolidation pressure change due to movement of point from A' to A''
Fig. 7. Relationship between preconsolidation stresses P0 and
Fig. 8. The yield surface in Barcelona Basic Model (modified after Gens, 1995)
Fig. 8. The yield surface in Barcelona Basic Model (modified after Gens, 1995) (Continued)
Fig. 9. Three-dimensional representation of the yield surface in the p'-q-T space (modified after Hueckel and Baldi (1990))
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