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    • Experimental techniques for hydromechanical and electro-chemo-hydraulic processes 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Musso, Guido; Jommi, Cristina (ALERT Geomaterials, 2012-10)
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      This chapter presents the fundamentals behind selected experimental techniques used to control and monitor some coupled multi-physics processes. The starting point is the review of the experimental techniques for coupled ...
    • Experimental techniques for multi-scale description of soil fabric and its dual pore network 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Musso, Guido; Jommi, Cristina (ALERT Geomaterials, 2012-10)
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      Fabric affects many aspects of soil mechanical behaviour. When transport processes are of concern, its dual, the pore network, is the key aspect ruling the soil properties of interest. In this chapter, a review of a few ...
    • Experimental techniques for the investigation of coupled phenomena in geomaterials 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar (2010-06-10)
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      The paper describes different experimental setups and techniques used to investigate coupled stress, fluid (water and air) and temperature effects on geomaterials. Two temperature controlled cells are described: a) a ...
    • Experimental techniques for the investigation of coupled phenomena in geomaterials 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar (2011)
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      The paper describes different experimental setups and techniques used to investigate coupled stress, fluid (water and air) and temperature effects on geomaterials. Two temperature controlled cells are described: a) a ...
    • Exploring fissure opening and their connectivity in a cenozoic clay during gas injection 

      González Blanco, Laura; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Jommi, Cristina; Sillen, X.; Li, Xiang Ling (Springer, 2017)
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      Gas transport properties in argillaceous rocks are becoming an important issue within different contexts of energy-related geomechanics (disposal of radioactive waste, production of shale gas, CO2 sequestration). The present ...
    • Exploring ice content on partially saturated frozen soils using dielectric permittivity and bulk electrical conductivity measurements 

      Mao, Yanxin; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Gens Solé, Antonio (E3S Web of Conferences, 2016)
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      The present paper explores the use of the measurement of bulk electric conductivity and relative dielectric permittivity during freezing and thawing to estimate the ice content of two different partially saturated soils. ...
    • Exploring ice content on partially saturated soils using dielectric permittivity and bulk electrical conductivity measurements 

      Mao, Yanxin; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Gens Solé, Antonio (2016-09)
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      The present paper explores the use of the measurement of bulk electric conductivity and relative dielectric permittivity during freezing and thawing to estimate the ice content of two different partially saturated soils. ...
    • Exploring the mechanical response of low-carbon soil improvement mixtures 

      Fraccica, Alessandro; Spagnoli, Giovanni; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos; Gómez Bonilla, Rodrigo Andrés (2022-05)
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      As society moves towards decarbonisation, it is important to assess the hydromechanical behaviour of binders that could offer a low-carbon alternative to Portland cement in ground improvement technologies. This work considers ...
    • Feasibility of a soft biological improvement of natural soils used in compacted linear earth construction 

      Morales, Laura; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Jommi, Cristina; Garzón Garzón, Eduardo; Giménez Fernández, Antonio (2015-02)
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      Increasing demand for infrastructures requires innovative, cheap and environmental sustainable practices in construction. The soils which are available on site for linear embankments often need to be improved to satisfy ...
    • Flowability of granular materials with industrial applications: an experimental approach 

      Torres Serra, Joel; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Rodríguez Ferran, Antonio; Caba, Joan; Arderiu, Xavier; Padullés, Josep-Manel; González, Juanjo (EPJ Web of Conferences, 2017)
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      Designing bulk material handling equipment requires a thorough understanding of the mechanical behaviour of powders and grains. Experimental characterization of granular materials is introduced focusing on flowability. A ...
    • Freezing-thawing tests on natural pyroclastic samples 

      Pelaez, R.R; Casini, Francesca; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Gens Solé, Antonio; Viggiani, Giulia M.B. (CRC Press, 2014)
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      Artificial Ground Freezing is one of the construction techniques that were extensively adopted during construction of Line 1 of Napoli Underground, to ensure stability and waterproofing of the platform tunnels and inclined ...
    • From saturated to unsaturated conditions and vice versa 

      Lloret Cabot, Marti; Wheeler, Simon J.; Pineda Jiménez, Jubert Andrés; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Sheng, Daichao (2018-02)
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      Representing transitions between saturated and unsaturated conditions, during drying, wetting and loading paths, is a necessary step for a consistent unification between saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics. Transitions ...
    • Gas injection laboratory experiments on Opalinus clay. 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Marschall, P; Arnedo Gaute, Diego; De Gracia, M (2009)
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      Understanding gas transport processes is one of the key issues in the assessment of radioactive waste repository performance and is the focus of this research. To this aim, this research programme was started with ...
    • Gas migration and coupled hydro-mechanical issues in claystones for radioactive waste disposal at great depth 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; González Blanco, Laura; Marschall, Paul (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), 2015)
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      The hydro-mechanical behaviour of shales is becoming an important issue in current energy-related geomechanical investigations, such as CO2 sequestration, extraction of gas shale and nuclear waste geological storage. ...
    • Gas migration in a Cenozoic clay: experimental results and numerical modelling 

      González Blanco, Laura; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Jommi, Cristina; Li, Xiang Ling; Sillen, X. (Elsevier, 2016-06)
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      Gas migration through a potential host clay formation for the geological disposal of radioactive waste in Belgium is experimentally investigated in the laboratory, and numerical modelling is performed to help in the ...
    • 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 ...
    • Gas migration process in deformable clay formations 

      Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Gonzalez-Blanco, Laura (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria del Terreny, Cartogràfica i Geofísica, 2015-06-02)
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    • Gas transport in a binary bentonite mixture used in sealing systems 

      Mesa Alcantara, Arisleidy; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Mokni, Nadia (EDP Sciences, 2023)
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      Binary mixtures composed of 80% of high-density pellets and 20% of granular bentonite at hygroscopic water content are currently considered for use in vertical sealing systems for the deep and longterm disposal of radioactive ...
    • Gas transport in granular compacted bentonite: coupled hydro-mechanical interactions and microstructural features 

      González Blanco, Laura; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Marschall, Paul (EDP Sciences, 2020-10)
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      The initial conditions (dry density and saturation state), the stress state and its history, and the deformation undergone during gas migration, affect the gas transport processes in granular compacted bentonite. Additionally, ...
    • Heating pulse tests under constant volume on natural Boom clay 

      Lima, Analice; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Gens Solé, Antonio; Muñoz, Juan Jorge; Li, X.L. (2009)
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      Boom clay formation is a potential natural host rock for geological disposal of High Level Nuclear Waste in Belgium. Heating pulse tests with controlled power supply (maximum temperature was limited to 85ºC) and controlled ...