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    • Formulation for the THMC analysis of clayey materials: application to radioactive waste disposal 

      Gens Solé, Antonio; Guimarães, Leonardo do N; Fernández, A.M.; Sánchez, M.; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2008)
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      A fully coupled formulation combining reactive transport and an existing thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) code is briefly described. Special attention has been given to phenomena likely to be encountered in clay barriers used ...
    • Fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical double-porosity formulation for unsaturated soils 

      Sánchez, Marcelo; Gens Solé, Antonio; Victoria Villar, María; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (2016-12)
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      This work presents a fully coupled formulation developed to handle engineering problems in unsaturated (and saturated) soils that present two dominant void levels. The proposed framework assumes the presence of two porous ...
    • Gas flow through clay barriers 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo (2008-04)
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      A model for the simulation of gas flow in clayey rocks and clays is described. Gas migration is associated with the development of preferential paths along existing or pressure-dependent discontinuities. The model handles ...
    • Gas flow through clay barriers 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo (Institution of Civil Engineers (http://www.ice.org.uk/), 2008)
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      A model for the simulation of gas flow in clayey rocks and clays is described. Gas migration is associated with the development of preferential paths along existing or pressure-dependent discontinuities. The model handles ...
    • Gas migration in sand/bentonite mixtures through preferential paths 

      Arnedo Gaute, Diego; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar (2011)
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      Sand/bentonite mixtures are considered as buffer material in low and medium radioactive waste disposal schemes. While the bentonite provides low permeability and swelling capacity, the sand is intended to improve mechanical ...
    • Geomechanical response of fractured reservoirs 

      Zareidarmiyan, Ahmad; Salaridad, Hossein; Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; De Simone, Silvia; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (2018-12)
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      Geologic carbon storage will most likely be feasible only if carbon dioxide (CO2) is utilized for improved oil recovery (IOR). The majority of carbonate reservoirs that bear hydrocarbons are fractured. Thus, the geomechanical ...
    • Geomechanical stability of the caprock during CO2 sequestration in deep saline aquifers 

      Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús (2011)
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      Sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep saline aquifers has emerged as a mitigation strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. The large amounts of supercritical CO2 that need to be injected ...
    • Geotecnia : problemas resueltos : mecánica de suelos 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Valencia Vera, Francisco Javier (Edicions UPC, 2003)
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      Esta publicación contiene una colección de problemas resueltos de mecánica de suelos. Se trata de una publicación de utilidad para los alumnos que cursan las asignaturas básicas de Geotecnia en los estudios de Ingeniería ...
    • Heat storage efficiency, ground surface uplift and thermo-hydro-mechanical phenomena for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage 

      Vidal Montes, Rubén; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Diaz-Maurin, François Carlos León (2022-10)
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      High-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) systems can help in balancing energy demand and supply for better use of infrastructures and resources. The aim of these systems is to store high amounts of heat ...
    • Hydro-chemical modelling of in situ behaviour of bituminized radioactive waste in Boom Clay 

      Mokni, Nadia; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Valcke, Elie; Bleyen, N; Smets, Esteven; Li, Xiang Ling; Sillen, X. (2014-06)
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      The hydro-chemical (CH) interaction between swelling Eurobitum bituminized radioactive waste (BW) and Boom Clay was investigated to assess the feasibility of geological disposal for the long-term management of this waste. ...
    • Hydro-chemo-mechanical modelling of tunnels in sulfated rocks 

      Ramon Tarragona, Anna; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (Thomas Telford, 2017-11)
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      A modelling procedure to address the tunnel–anhydritic rock interaction is described in this paper. The model incorporates the basic physico-chemical phenomena involved in rock swelling, often observed during excavation ...
    • Hydro-mechanical modelling and analysis of multi-stage tunnel excavations using a smoothed excavation method 

      Song, Fei; Rodríguez Dono, Alfonso; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (Elsevier, 2021-07)
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      The main objective of this article is to provide a general numerical approach for the hydro-mechanical (HM) modelling of tunnels excavated in saturated rock masses exhibiting plastic behaviour, considering a multi-stage ...
    • Impacts of cold CO2 injection in deep saline aquifers on the rock mechanical integrity. 

      Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; SILVA, ORLANDO; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (2013)
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      Injecting CO2 into aquifers at depths greater than 800 m brings CO2 to a supercritical state where its density is large enough to ensure an efficient use of pore space. However, CO2 may not be in thermal equilibrium with ...
    • Induced seismicity in geologic carbon storage 

      Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Rutqvist, Jonny; Laloui, Lyesse (2019-06)
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      Geologic carbon storage, as well as other geo-energy applications, such as geothermal energy, seasonal natural gas storage and subsurface energy storage imply fluid injection and/or extraction that causes changes in rock ...
    • Influence of numerical model mesh properties on predicted in soil temperature, relative humidity and degree of saturation of reinforced soil structures 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard (2022)
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      Geosynthetic materials are routinely used in soil reinforcement and stabilization applications. They have proven to be an important part of the sustainable solution for reinforced soil walls (RSWs). For RSW constructed ...
    • Influence of suction on the mechanical behaviour of rock joints under shear loading 

      Zandarín, Maria Teresa; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (Taylor & Francis, 2010)
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      A direct shear equipment was modified for testing rock joints with suction control. Modification includes a vapour forced convection circuit connected to the air chamber of shear cell for controlling relative humidity ...
    • Is the degree of saturation a good candidate for Bishop’s X parameter? 

      Pereira, J.M.; Coussy, Olivier; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Vaunat, Jean; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (CRC Press, 2011)
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      In unsaturated soil mechanics, the quest for an effective stress playing the same role as Terzaghi’s effective stress does for saturated soils has introduced a long standing debate, dating back to the 1960s. Several ...
    • Lechago dam. A case study 

      Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Pinyol Puigmartí, Núria Mercè (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-15)
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      Lechago dam (Teruel, Spain) is a 40 m high zoned earth and rockfill dam sitting on soft continental deltaic deposits. A relatively narrow central clay core is stabilized by wide rockfill shoulders. The dam was well ...
    • Lechago dam: a case study 

      Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Pinyol Puigmartí, Núria Mercè (2011)
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      Lechago dam (Teruel, Spain) is a 40 m high zoned earth and rockfill dam founded on soft continental deltaic deposits. A relatively narrow central clay core is stabilized by wide rockfill shoulders. The dam was completed ...
    • Mecánica de suelos : problemas resueltos 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Suriol Castellví, Josep; Navarro Gámir, Vicente (Edicions UPC, 1997)
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      Esta publicación contiene una colección de problemas resueltos de mecánica de suelos que ha sido preparada para los estudios de ingeniería técnica de obras públicas que se imparten en la UPC. Se trata de una titulación de ...