NEUP CINRII-24-31341: Developing constitutive relationships for the properties of unsaturated bentonite buffers under high temperatures

Phase II of this project is focused on simulating the effects of high temperatures (up to 200 °C) on the coupled heat transfer, water flow, and volume change in unsaturated, compacted granular bentonite using new material properties from Phase I of this project, as well as understanding and simulating the multiphase hydration process of bentonite buffers in deep geological repositories with closely spaced waste packages or Dual Purpose Containers such as that evaluated in the HotBENT project.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	University of California, San Diego
PI	John McCartney