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    • Assessment of a high-level spent nuclear fuel disposal model 

      Rodríguez Dono, Alfonso; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Mokni, Nadia (2020-02)
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      This paper assesses a model for the full-scale engineered barrier experiment (Febex) in situ test, simulating the disposal of heat-emitting, high-level spent nuclear fuel. The model has been developed using Code_Bright and ...
    • Benchmark study of simulators for thermo-hydraulic modelling of low enthalpy geothermal processes 

      Mindel, Julian E.; Alt-Epping, Peter; Les Landes, Antoine Armandine; Beernink, Stijn; Birdsell, Daniel T.; Bloemendal, Martin; Hamm, Virginie; López, Simon; Maragna, Charles; Nielsen, Carsten M.; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Perreaux, Marc; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Saar, Martin O.; Van den Heuvel, Daniela; Vidal Montes, Rubén; Driesner, Thomas (2021-11)
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      In order to assess the thermo-hydraulic modelling capabilities of various geothermal simulators, a comparative test suite was created, consisting of a set of cases designed with conditions relevant to the low-enthalpy range ...
    • Chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted Boom Clay: joint effects of osmotic and matric suctions 

      Mokni, Nadia; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (Thomas Telford, 2014-07)
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      An experimental programme involving osmotic and matric suction controlled tests is carried out to investigate the effects of increasing pore fluid concentration, chemical cycling (salinisation/dilution) and matric suction ...
    • Cimentaciones y estructuras de contención : problemas resueltos 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Valencia, Francisco José (Edicions UPC, 1999)
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      Esta publicación contiene una colección de problemas resueltos de Cimentaciones y Estructuras de Contención preparada para los estudios de Ingeniería Técnica de Obras Públicas que se imparten en la UPC. Contiene problemas ...
    • CO2 injection in deep saline sloping aquifers through a vertical well 

      Vilarrasa Riaño, Víctor; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús (2011)
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    • Comparison of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall solutions using analytical design methods and numerical modelling 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2023)
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      European design standard (prEN-1997 202x) permits the use of suitably verified numerical models for the design of reinforced soil walls (RSW). The paper first compares three analytical design method outcomes (Coherent ...
    • Constitutive model developments for compacted unsaturated fine grained soils based on porosimetry 

      Salgueiro, René; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Suriol Castellví, Josep (Taylor & Francis, 2010)
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      Modeling the mechanical behavior of compacted unsaturated soils against stress and suction changes is complex. One reason is that the structure mostly depends on the initial moisture content and compaction energy applied. ...
    • Copper canister shearing in spent nuclear fuel repository using Bodner–Partom model 

      Khadivipanah, Peiman; Pintado, Xavier; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Vaunat, Jean (Elsevier, 2020-05)
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      This paper describes the implementation of the Bodner–Partom model for the analysis of copper corrosion barrier in canisters containing spent nuclear fuel. The Bonder–Partom constitutive model implemented in CODE_BRIGHT ...
    • Coupled analysis of chemo-mechanical processes 

      Gens Solé, Antonio; Guimarães, Leonardo do N; Fernandez, A.M.; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Sánchez, M. (ISTE Wiley, 2008)
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    • Coupled modelling of environmental in-soil conditions and their effects over polyester straps reinforced soil structures 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2022)
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      Polyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are being routinely used as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Strength and stiffness of the polyester fibres can be expected to decrease with ...
    • Coupled phenomena induced by freezing in a granular material 

      Casini, Francesca; Gens Solé, Antonio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Viggiani, Giulia M.B. (2013)
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      Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF) is a controllable process that can be used by engineers to stabilise temporarily the ground, provide structural support and/or exclude groundwater from an excavation until construction of ...
    • Coupled solid-fluid response of deep tunnels excavated in saturated rock masses with a time-dependent plastic behaviour 

      Song, Fei; Rodríguez Dono, Alfonso; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Gens Solé, Antonio (2021-12)
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      This article provides a general numerical approach for modelling the response of deep tunnels excavated in saturated time-dependent plastic rock masses, considering a coupled solid-fluid interaction and time-dependent ...
    • Coupled THM modelling of engineered barriers for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel isolation 

      Toprak, Erdem; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Pintado Llurba, Xavier (London: The Geological Society, 2016-09)
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      This paper describes the thermohydromechanical (THM) simulation of engineered barrier systems (EBS) for the final disposal of nuclear spent fuel in Finland. The bentonite barriers were simulated with the Barcelona Basic ...
    • Coupled THMC analysis in porous media 

      Gens Solé, Antonio; Guimarães, Leonardo do N; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (IFSTTAR, 2011)
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      A coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) formulation is presented. The formulation combines a THM approach already existing and operational with the equations of reactive transport in a fully coupled manner. The ...
    • Coupled THMC modeling of unsaturated swelling clays: constitutive formulation and boundary value problems 

      Guimarães, Leonardo do N; Gens Solé, Antonio; Sánchez, Marcelo; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (Taylor & Francis, 2009)
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      An appropriate understanding of the interaction and effects of thermal, hydraulic, mechanical and chemical (THMC) phenomena occurring in compacted swelling clay is greatly assisted by the development and use of coupled ...
    • Development of a predictive framework for geothermal and geotechnical responses in cold regions experiencing climate change 

      Nishimura, S.; Jardine, R.; Fenton, C.H.; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Gens Solé, Antonio; Martin, C.J. (2013)
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      Cold regions, which are expected to suffer particularly severe future climate effects, will pose very challenging geotechnical conditions in the 21st century involving ground freezing and thawing. Given the uncertainty of ...
    • Dynamics of water vapor flux and water separation processes during evaporation from a salty dry soil 

      Gran Esforzado, Meritxell; Massana, Jordi; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Ayora Ibáñez, Carlos; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (Elsevier, 2011-01)
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      Evaporation from a salty soil generates salt accumulation near the surface with the subsequent deterioration of the soil quality. Salinization mechanisms are poorly understood despite their global impact. Vapor flux and ...
    • Effect of thermo-coupled processes on the behaviour of a clay barrier submitted to heating and hydration 

      Sánchez, M.; Gens Solé, Antonio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (2010)
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      The storage of high level radioactive waste is still an unresolved problem of the nuclear industry, being geological disposal the most favoured option and, naturally, the one requiring the strongest geo-mechanical input. ...
    • Environmental effects on earth embankments 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo (CRC Press, 2012)
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      Two real cases: the potential effect of an induced infiltration in the vicinity of an embankment founded on potentially collapsible natural silts and the effect of rainfall regime on a canal founded on cemented collapsible ...
    • Evaluation of self-combustion risk in tire derived aggregate fills 

      Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos; San Martin, Ignacio; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Saaltink, Maarten Willem (2011-09)
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      Lightweight tire derived aggregate (TDA) fills are a proven recycling outlet for waste tires, requiring relatively low cost waste processing and being competitively priced against other lightweight fill alternatives. However ...