Essays about: "svälltryck"

Found 2 essays containing the word svälltryck.

1. 1. The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anna Clark; Viktoria Clarin; [2015]
   Keywords : Tunnel stability; swelling clay; reinforcement; Söderström fault; swelling pressure; Tunnelstabilitet; svällande lera; förstärkning; Söderströmsförkastningen; svälltryck;

   Abstract : The Incidence and Associated Geotechnical Issues of Swelling Clay in Stockholm  Viktoria Clarin & Anna Clark  Previous tunnel failures have shown that inadequate reinforcement in tunnels can lead to cave-ins, whereby swelling clay is one of several factors that can result in these damages. Swelling clay minerals possess the ability to absorb water molecules and cations leading to an increase in volume. READ MORE

3. 2. Evaluation of a concrete plug : From the Dome Plug Experiment DOMPLU at Äspö HRL

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : Anders Kristiansson; [2014]
   Keywords : DOMPLU; DOPAS; concrete plug; KBS-3V; measurement; full scale test; SKB; nuclear waste repository; DOMPLU; DOPAS; betongplugg; KBS-3V; mätningar; fullskaleförsök; SKB; kärnavfallsförvaring;

   Abstract : In SKB’s Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (HRL) a full scale test of a concrete plug,part of a sealing structure for the depository of spent nuclear fuel, has been carriedout. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the behavior of the concrete plug and howit corresponds to assumptions made during the design. READ MORE