journal article·2026-03

Five-year thermo-hydro-mechanical and chemical evolution of compacted bentonite: reactive transport

María Victoria Villar, Andrés Idiart, Emilie Coene, Jaime Cuevas, Ana María Melón, Ana I. Ruiz, Almudena Ortega, Ville Heino

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