Thermo-hydro-mechanical systems

Neaupane K., M., T. Yamabe, R. Yoshinaka. 1999. Simulation of a fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical system in freezing and thawing rock. Int. J Rock Mech Min Sci 36 pp 563-580... 

All these processes are the product of a system driven by the Earth s climate and characterised by strong thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling, in which both chemical processes and transient phenomena are important. 

COUPLED THERMO HYDRO MECHANICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN GEO-SYSTEMS... 

Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical Processes in Geo-Systems... 

I am pleased to be able to introduce this book on Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes in geo-systems fundamentals, modelling, experiments and applications as the second publication in the Elsevier Geo-Engineering Book Series. The book contains the proceedings of the GeoProc2003 conference held at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, in October 2003. 

Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) has already developed the coupled thermo -hydro and mechanical (T-H-M) model and has initiated a research on the coupled T-H-M-C processes to predict the chemical evolution of buffer material and porewater chemistry, and the chemical effects on other (thermal, hydraulic and mechanical) processes. In this research, numerical experiment system for the coupled T-H-M-C processes is developed in order to predict the longterm evolution of the near-field (engineered barriers and surrounding host rock) for various repository designs and geological environments. 

Baldi G., Hueckel T., Peano A. and Pellegrini R. (1991). Further check and development of the thermo-hydro-geomechanical model for Boom Clay and a clay based buffer material with an emphasis on thermo-mechanics of water solid system. Bergamo, Italy, ISMES. 

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