EURAD-HITEC

The aim of EURAD-HITEC was to develop and document an improved understanding of the thermally-induced hydration of clay-based materials (host rock and buffer) when exposed to elevated temperatures ($>100°C$) over extended periods of time.

References

• Eric Simo et al. (2025): THM-modelling benchmark initiative on the effects of temperature on the disposal of heat-generating radioactive waste in clay formations. Acta Geotechnica, No. 4, vol. 20, p. 1621–1642, DOI:10.1007/s11440-024-02502-w Copy BibTeX

  @article{Simo2025a,
   author = {Simo, Eric and de Lesquen, Christophe and Leon-Vargas, Rocio Paola and Vu, Minh-ngoc and Raude, Simon and El Tabbal, Ginger and Dizier, Arnaud and Seetharam, Suresh and Narkuniene, Asta and Collin, Frédéric and Song, Hangbiao and Gens, Antonio and Song, Fei and Tatomir, Alexandru-Bogdan and Nagel, Thomas and Buchwald, Jörg},
   doi = {10.1007/s11440-024-02502-w},
   journal = {Acta Geotechnica},
   number = {4},
   pages = {1621–1642},
   title = {THM-modelling benchmark initiative on the effects of temperature on the disposal of heat-generating radioactive waste in clay formations},
   url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-024-02502-w},
   volume = {20},
   year = {2025}
  }

• Eric Simo et al. (2025): Benchmarking thermo-hydro-mechanical models for geological barrier integrity in clay-based repositories. Acta Geotechnica, No. 10, vol. 20, p. 5407–5425, DOI:10.1007/s11440-025-02683-y Copy BibTeX

  @article{Simo2025b,
   author = {Simo, Eric and de Lesquen, Christophe and Vu, Minh-ngoc and Raude, Simon and El Tabbal, Ginger and Narkuniene, Asta and Poskas, Povilas and Collin, Frédéric and Abhishek, Rawat and Song, Hangbiao and Gens, Antonio and Song, Fei and Leon-Vargas, Rocio Paola and Tatomir, Alexandru-Bogdan and Mánica, Miguel and Nagel, Thomas and Buchwald, Jörg},
   doi = {10.1007/s11440-025-02683-y},
   journal = {Acta Geotechnica},
   number = {10},
   pages = {5407–5425},
   title = {Benchmarking thermo-hydro-mechanical models for geological barrier integrity in clay-based repositories},
   url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-025-02683-y},
   volume = {20},
   year = {2025}
  }