{"meta":{"name":"Bentonite Experiments","version":"2","headers":["Deliverable 2.3 Reference No.","Supplementary Information","Name\/title","Organisation","Name of contact","Start and end dates","Duration","Bentonite type","Bentonite form",{"Availability of material parameters":{"":["Swelling pressure","Retention curve","Shear strength","Tensile strength","Hydraulic conductivity","Microstructure","Other"]}},"Scale","Purpose of experiment","Evidence of heterogeneity","Boundary Conditions","Water Chemistry",{"Available measurements":{"Water Content":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial"],"Pore pressure \/ suction":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial"],"Relative humidity":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial"],"Strain":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial"],"dry density":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial"],"stress":["Initial","Final","Time Series","Spatial","Radial","Axial"],"":["Other"]}},"Data quality","Modelled?"],"default":["Deliverable 2.3 Reference No.","Name\/title","Organisation","Bentonite type","Bentonite form","Scale","Purpose of experiment","Evidence of heterogeneity","Boundary Conditions","Water Chemistry","Modelled?"],"minimal":["Name\/title","Organisation","Scale","Purpose of experiment"]},"data":[["1.1","1.1_AnalysisofMicrostructuralImagesofBentoniteSamples.pdf","Analysis of microstructural images of bentonite samples","Hokkaido University","","","","","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.2","1.2_ArtificialWettingTests.pdf","Artificial wetting tests","VTT, Posiva","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","2011-2012","3-57 days","MX-80, (Cebogel pellets in some tests)","Blocks (uniaxially and isostatically compacted), pellets (different types), slurry","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","","Laboratory (cylinder with 36 cm radius, 39 or 47 cm height)","Swelling and homogenisation of bentonite in downscaled buffer geometry including compacted blocks and different installation gap fillings (pellets, slurry)","Density and water content profiles in post-mortem analyses","Stainless steel chamber, wetting from bottom valve (flooding of the installation gap)","Different water salinities (tap water, groundwater, groundwater simulants)","Y","Y","N","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y (12 sensors)","Y","Y","Axial displacement of the top lid","Good","Yes (some tests in the series have been modelled)"],["1.3","1.3_Bentogaz.pdf","Bentogaz","CEA, Andra","Fabien Bernachy-Barbe","","","MX-80","Blocks (MX-80\/sand mixture), pellets (pure MX-80)","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","Laboratory","HM-Gas behaviour","Differences in radial and axial responses during hydration","Constant volume cell\/slow water saturation","Synthetic Bure water","Y","Y","Y","","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Axial swelling pressure, gas transfer","Good (well-defined geometry, material already characterized during ESDRED project. Swelling pressure, liquid and gas pressures recorded)","Yes (for some of them-HM)"],["1.4","1.4_BentoniteHomogenisation.pdf","Bentonite homogenisation","BGS","Jon Harrington","3 experiments performed between 01\/10\/2014 to 02\/12\/2016","146-347 days","MX-80","Single block","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Complete","Laboratory (cylindrical sample dimensions: length =120 mm, diameter = 60 mm)","Hydration behaviour of bentonite examining the spatial and temporal development of porewater pressure, stress and permeability","Yes in both stress and porewater pressure data","Constant volume, 1D flow","De-ionized water","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Swelling pressure, porewater pressure, permeability","A number of highly instrumented tests have been at different hydraulic gradients. All tests performed under controlled temperature (isothermal) conditions, with inflow (and where appropriate outflow) monitored with time.","Yes (limited)"],["1.5","1.5_BentoniteResaturationProject.pdf","Bentonite re-saturation project","Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Centre, SKB","Patrik Sellin","","164 days","Na Bentonite (Kunigel V1)","","Y","N","N","N","N","N","","Laboratory","Homogenization of a block-pellet system","Yes, both in swelling pressure and final dry density","Flooded with water at low head","Distilled water, 0.5 M NaCl water","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Swelling pressure, resistivity","Good (well-defined geometry, THM material characterisation done, large number of sensors to follow hydromechanical evolution, has not been used before as benchmark)","Yes (scoping calculations)"],["1.6","1.6_BlockPelletHomogenizationinKBS3VBuffer.pdf","Block-pellet homogenization in KBS-3V buffer-laboratory scale test","Posiva","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","","Y","","","","","","","Swelling pressure","",""],["1.7","1.7_BufferHomogenisationProject.pdf","Buffer homogenisation project","Clay Technology AB, SKB","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","2008-ongoing","months - 2.5 years","MX-80, Calcigel","Blocks (block and powder - only Calcigel)","Y","","","","","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013                                       Calcigel: Svensson et al. 2011","Laboratory (cm-dm)","Study the homogenisation processes","Initial voids, initial density contrast","Confined conditions","De-ionized water","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","","","","","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Friction","Good (small scale, simple geometries, well defined boundary conditions, suitable for modelling)","Yes (HM)"],["1.8","1.8_CentrifugePhysicalModellingTest.pdf","Centrifuge physical modelling test","CRIEPI","","","","Na Bentonite","","","","","","","","","Laboratory experiment using reduced physical model","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","","","Yes (THM)"],["1.9","1.9_CharacterizationofMaterialProperties.pdf","Characterization of material properties","Clay Technology AB, SKB ","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","1995-2013","weeks - months","MX-80","Blocks or powder","Y","Y","Y","","","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013","Laboratory (compilation) (cm-dm)","Compile material model parameters for HM modelling","","Mainly confined conditions","De-ionized water","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","","","","","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Oedometer tests considered only","Good (suitable for characterization, evaluation of model parameters and modelling)","No (Only part of the project considered)"],["1.10","1.10_ClayHydrationCharacterisationusingMicrofocusXRayCT.pdf","Clay hydration characterisation using microfocus x-ray CT","SCK-CEN","","","","","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.11","1.11_CTULaboratoryExperiments.pdf","CTU lab experiments","CTU","Ji\u0159\u00ed Svoboda","","","Ca-Mg","Blocks, Pellets, Powder","Y","Y","","","","?Y","","Laboratory - cylinder d=30mm (or 120mm), h=20mm (typically for D30)","Permeability and swelling pressure measurement in constant volume cell","Pellet samples; Heterogenous samples (dual density) planned as part of other work packages","Artificial saturation, constant volume cell","Distilled water or natural ground water (Josef URL)","Y","Y","N","","","","","","","","","","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","N (It can be done on new tests)","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Swelling pressure","Good (great calibration and validation tool for material models. Highly controlled boundary conditions and well defined material.)","Yes (some of them)"],["1.12","1.12_CUniLaboratoryTest.pdf","CUNI laboratory test","Charles University","David Ma\u0161\u00edn","","","B75 Czech Ca-Mg","","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Swelling under constant load, free swelling experiments, oedometric compression curves","Element tests, no heterogeneities","Oedometric","Natural groundwater","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","","Good","Yes (intermediate model calibration, not all data available yet, calibration to be finalised)"],["1.12","1.12_CUniLaboratoryTest.pdf","CUNI laboratory test","Charles University","David Ma\u0161\u00edn","","","B75 Czech Ca-Mg","","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Vapour equilibrium water retention curves","Element tests, no heterogeneities","Zero stress","Natural groundwater","Y","Y","Y","","Y","Y","Y","","Y","Y","Y","","Y","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","","Good","Yes (intermediate model calibration, not all data available yet, calibration to be finalised)"],["1.13","1.13_EffectsofHeterogeneitiesontheHydromechanicalBehaviourofBentonite.pdf","Effects of heterogeneities on the hydromechanical behaviour of bentonite-based engineered barriers: results and current works at Laboratoire Navier","Andra","Jean Talandier","","","MX-80","pellets\/blocks","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","Laboratory","HM-Gas behaviour","Heterogeneities in pellets mixture + initial voids","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","","Y","N","","","","","","","","","","Yes"],["1.14","1.14_ExperimentalCharacterizationofCementBentoniteInteraction.pdf","Experimental characterization of cement bentonite interaction using core infiltration techniques and 4D computed tomography","University of Bern","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.15","1.15_FORGE.pdf","FORGE","Clay Technology AB, SKB","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","2009-2013","days - weeks","MX-80, Wyoming Na\/Ca","Blocks or powder","Y","","","","Y","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013 ","Laboratory (mm-cm)","Study response in bentonite due to external fluid\/gas pressurization","Density re-distribution in compacted bentonite","Controlled pressurized fluid\/gas, confined conditions","Initially de-ionized water ","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","","","","","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Gas transfer","Good (small scale, simple geometries, well-defined boundary conditions so tests with applied water pressures suitable for modelling)","Yes (analytical)"],["1.16","1.16_FSSLaboratoryTests.pdf","FSS laboratory tests+mock-up","CEA, Andra","Fabien Bernachy-Barbe","","","WH2 MX-80","Pellets","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","Laboratory\/mock-up","HM-Gas behaviour","Initial dry density variable","Slow water flow to saturate","Synthetic Bure water\/cementitious water","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Swelling pressure","good (data available at several scales from few centimeters to meter scale)","No"],["1.17","1.17_GasReleaseofBentonites.pdf","Gas release of bentonites","GRS","Klaus Wieczorek","Jan. 2015, ongoing","3 years (planned)","Various","Bentonite powder","N","N","N","N","N","N","","Laboratory","Quantify gas release capacity and verify origin of released gases for 15 bentonites","No","Powder and solution in gastight containers at 120 \u00b0C, fully confined","Diluted caprock solution, 150 g\/l salinity","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Temperature, gas pressure, swelling pressure (post-mortem)","Not applicable for Beacon purposes","No"],["1.18","1.18_MicrostructureandAnisotropicSwellingBehaviourofCompactedBentoniteSandMixture.pdf","Microstructure and anisotropic swelling behaviour of compacted bentonite\/sand mixture","IRSN, Laboratoire Navier","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.19","1.19_MicrostructureofSaturatedBentonites.pdf","Microstructure of saturated bentonites characterized by x-ray CT observations","Hokkaido University","","","","","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.20","1.20_PhysicochemicalControlsonInitiationandEvolutionofDesiccationCracks.pdf","Physicochemical controls on initiation and evolution of desiccation cracks in sand-bentonite mixtures: x-ray CT imaging and stochastic modeling","University of California","","","","","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["1.21","1.21_ResaturationofBentonites.pdf","Re-saturation of bentonites","GRS","Klaus Wieczorek","Oct. 2001 - Sep. 2003","25 months","MX-80","Compacted powder","N","N","N","N","N","N","","Laboratory","Gather detailed data on the transient water content distribution in the bentonite","No","Artificial saturation, ambient temp., fully confined","\u00c4sp\u00f6 solution","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","","Good - but no mechanical data","Yes"],["1.22","1.22_SB(laboratorytests).pdf","SB (laboratory tests)","GRS, Nagra","Klaus Wieczorek","Jan. 1995 - Dec. 2007","","Calcigel","Granular sand\/bentonite mixture","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","Laboratory","Qualify sand\/bentonite mixtures as material for engineered barriers","","","Pearson water","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Gas breakthrough pressure","Limited (the in-situ experiment does not provide enough data for a modelling case, the mock-up only deals with sand-bentonite mixtures)","Yes"],["1.23","1.23_SEALEXlaboratorytests.pdf","SEALEX laboratory tests","IRSN","","","","MX-80","Powder and pellets","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","","Y","Y","","Varying (seem to be some difficulties and confusions in the in-situ data)","Yes"],["1.24","1.24_SealingSiteInvestigationBoreholesPhaseII.pdf","Sealing Site Investigation Boreholes Phase II: laboratory programme","Clay Technology AB, RWM","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","2016","weeks - months","Wyoming Na, MX-80","Blocks or powder","Y","","","","Y","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013","Laboratory (cm)","Study impact of different saline solutions on swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity","","Controlled saline conditions, confined conditions","De-ionized water and saline solutions with different ions and strength","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","","","","","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","Hydraulic conductivity, swelling pressure","Good (small scale, simple geometry, well-defined boundary conditions with different cat ions and ion strengths, suitable for MC modelling)","No"],["1.25","1.25_SwellingPressureDevelopmentofCompactedBentonite.pdf","Swelling pressure development of compacted bentonite","LEMTA, BRGM, LIEC","Jean Talandier","","","Kunipia-G","Block","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Microstructure evolution on wetting path","","","Aqueous solutions with different ionic strength","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","Yes"],["1.26","1.26_SwellingPressureMaterialTest.pdf","Swelling pressure material test","CRIEPI","","","","Na-type + Ca-type","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","Y","Y","N","N","Y","","","","","","","","Y","Y","","N","","","","","","","","","","","Swelling pressure","","No"],["1.27","1.27_THEBES.pdf","THEBES","JyU, Aalto University","Markku Kataja","1.2.2015-ongoing","4","MX-80 + purified (BP Biomedicals) bentonite","Small scale samples compacted from powder","Y","N","N","","Y","N","","Laboratory","Non-intrusive measurement of time evolution of dry density and water content for model validation purposes.","Sample heterogeneity directly measured","Simple","NaCl solution","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","","Good (Time series data of strain (displacement), dry density and water content  inside the sample during wetting process)","Yes. Modelling efforts ongoing."],["1.28","1.28_TransuTests.pdf","Transu","Posiva Oy, Saanio & Riekkola Oy","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","2011","32-133 days","MX-80","Compacted blocks, pellets","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","","Laboratory","Study of saturation behaviour of buffer","Initial density heterogeneity between block and pellets","Artificial hydration","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","",""],["1.29","1.29_WaterRetentionBehaviourofCompactedBentonites.pdf","Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model","Andra","Jean Talandier","","","Different types","Pellets","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","Yes"],["1.30","1.30_XBoyTests.pdf","X-Boy","Posiva Oy, Saanio & Riekkola Oy","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","2010-2011","69-122 days","MX-80","Compacted blocks, pellets","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","","Laboratory","Study of early saturation behaviour of buffer","Initial density heterogeneity between block and pellets","Artificial hydration","","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Temperature","",""],["1.31","1.31_XRayCTVisualizationofaClayLiner.pdf","X-ray CT visualization of a clay liner","Kumamoto University","","","","Granular sodium bentonite","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","Y","Y","Y","","N","N","N","N","","","","","N","N","N","N","","","","","N","N","N","N","N","N","Temperature","",""],["1.32","1.32_MicrostructuralHydroMechanical.pdf","Microstructural and hydro-mechanical behaviour of bentonite pellets and powder mixtures","Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya","","2020","","MX-80","Pellets and powder","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Describing the initial state of a MX-80 and bentonite powder mixture and the main microstructural features.","Mixture of pellets and powder","","","Y","Y","N","","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","","N","Y","Y","Y","","","N","Y","Porosimetry","",""],["1.33","1.33_SwellingBehaviourCompactedBentonite.pdf","Swelling behavior of compacted bentonite with the presence of rock fracture","Laboratoire Navier\/CERMES, Hobai University","","2019","1 year ","MX-80","Compacted powder","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Investigating the influence of a rock fracture on the swelling behaviour of compacted bentonite","Heterogeneous hydration (artificial fracture)","Hydration through rock fracture at constant pressure, constant volume","","N","N","N","N","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","",""],["1.34","1.34_XrayTomographyBentonite.pdf","X-ray computed tomography, pellet swelling","Geological Survey of Finland","","2020","","Cypriot Kato Moni bentonite, Tsukinuno bentoniote, Dobuyama bentonite, MX-80","Pellets and Blocks","","","","","","","","Laboratory","XCT is applied to improve the textural and structural characterisation of natural and man-made bentonite samples","Micro fracturing, initial density variation","","MilliQ water","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","XCT","",""],["2.1","2.1_BBI.pdf","BBI (Buffer-Backfill Interaction)","VTT, Posiva","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","5\/5\/2015-6\/7\/2015","2 months","MX-80, Ibeco RWC, Cebogel","Blocks, pellets","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","","Laboratory (1\/6 scale)","Interaction between the buffer and the backfill, formation of flow paths, erosion","Density and water content profiles in post-mortem analyses, flow channels","Single point-wise water inlet in buffer, flow rate 0.1 l\/min, several water outlets in backfill, plexi-glass walls in steel frame, isothermal conditions (ambient temperature)","Salinity of 1 %  (NaCl solution)","Y","Y","N","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y (40 measurement points)","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y (buffer)","Y (buffer)","Water sampling at outlet (eroded mass), video monitoring of flow paths, wetting patterns ","Good","No"],["2.2","2.2_FEBEXmockup.pdf","FEBEX mock up","CIEMAT","Mar\u00eda Victoria Villar","Feb-97",">18 years","FEBEX","Blocks","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Solid and pore water chemical composition","Mock up (large-scale test)","Research on bentonite barrier behaviour","RH and P sensors","Artificial saturation, two reduced-scale heaters","Granitic low-salinity","Y","","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","N","N","Y","","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Temperature","Very good","Yes"],["2.3","2.3_MockUpCZ.pdf","Mock-up-CZ","CTU","Ji\u0159\u00ed Svoboda","","","Czech Ca-Mg + sand + graphite","Blocks, Powder","Y","N (Febex or B75 can be used instead)","Y","","Y","?Y","","Mock up (lab test)","Halfscale deposition place test","Initial void, Blocks and Powder parts","Artificial saturation","Artificial granitic","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Swelling pressure, temperature, mineralogical changes, corrosion","Good (finished, comprehensive analysis of final state available, geometry and boundary conditions clearly defined, rich dataset for input\/benchmarking\/verification of mathetical models","Yes (limited, no fully coupled analysis)"],["2.4","2.4_OPHELIE.pdf","OPHELIE","EURIDICE, NIRAS\/ONDRAF","Geert Volckaert","","","Fo Ca","Precompacted blocks","Y","","","","Y","","","Mock up (large scale)","Simulation of real HLW disposal \"old design\"","","Imposed hydraulic and thermal boundaries","Controlled","Y","Y","Y","N","","Y","Y","Y","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","","","","","","","","Temperature","Good (well-characterised, many sensors, has been dismantled)","Yes (THM, 1D)"],["2.5","2.5_REM.pdf","REM (Resaturation a l'Echelle M\u00e9trique)","Andra","","2014-ongoing","ongoing","MX-80","Powder\/pellets","","","","","","","","Surface experiment","Study the water saturation of pellet\/powder mixture of FSS","No, relatively homogeneous mixture","Artificial saturation, confined in cylinder","","Y","TBC","Y","N","Y","TBC","Y","Y","Y","TBC","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","","","","","","","","","","","Total pressure, temperature","Good (well-defined geometry, HM characterised material, large number of sensors)","Yes (H, code_bright)"],["2.6","2.6_SB(mockup).pdf","SB (mock up)","GRS, Nagra","Klaus Wieczorek","Jan. 1995 - Dec. 2007","","Calcigel","Granular sand\/bentonite mixture","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","Mock up","Qualify sand\/bentonite mixtures as material for engineered barriers","Not at full saturation","Artificial saturation, ambient temp.","Pearson water","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["3.1","3.1_40%ScaleBufferTests.pdf","40% scale buffer tests","VTT, Posiva","Veli-Matti Pulkkanen","Test 1: Nov '11-Sep '13, Test 2: Nov '11-ongoing","Test 1: 22 months, Test 2: ongoing (status 3.11.17, >6 years)","MX-80","Blocks, pellets","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","Y (MX-80)","","URL (40% scale)","In-situ buffer demonstration at early state, distribution of heat, rate of saturation from the pellet-filled gap to the middle of the buffer block, artificial watering effects, piping and erosion, swelling and buffer uplift.","Test 1: density and water content profiles in post-mortem analyses","Test 1: natural water inflow through bedrock fractures, test 2: artificial wetting (inflow rate 8-10 l\/min), heater (up to 90 degC), natural bedrock surrounding the buffer","Test 1: natural groundwater, Test 2: salinity of 10-12 g\/l TDS (natural groundwater)","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y (2 sensors)","Y","Y","Y","Y (16 sensors)","Y","Y","Y","Y (2 sensors)","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y (8 sensors)","Y","Y","Temperature, swelling pressure","Good","No"],["3.2","3.2_BACCHUSI.pdf","BACCHUS I","CEA\/DRDD, ANDRA, ONDRAF\/NIRAS","","","","Fo Ca","","","","","","","","","URL","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","N","N","N","N","","","","","","","","","","","Swelling pressure (at top of buffer), temperature","Good but ended suddenly","Yes "],["3.3","3.3_BACCHUSII.pdf","BACCHUS II","SKN\/CEN, ENRESA, ANDRA, CEA","","","","Fo Ca","","","","","","","","","URL","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","N","N","N","N","","","","","","","","","","","Temperature, thermal conductivity","",""],["3.4","3.4_BRIE.pdf","BRIE (Bentonite Rock Interaction Experiment)","Clay Technology AB, Chalmers University of Technology, SKB","Mattias \u00c5kesson","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","URL","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Not suitable for mechanical modelling in Beacon (experiment designed to minimise influence of mechanical processes)","Yes"],["3.5","3.5_CRT.pdf","CRT (Canister Retrieval Test)","SKB","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","1999-2005","5 year","MX-80","Blocks and pellet","Y","","Y","","Y","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013","Full scale field experiment","To demonstrate technique for retrieving emplaced canisters and to monitor processes during the operational phase","Initial inner slot, initial outer gap with pellet","Artificially hydrated, heater, confined condition","\u00c4sp\u00f6 local groundwater","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Temperature","Good (well-defined geometry, defined boundary conditions, initial conditions, water uptake and final conditions measured accurately)","Yes"],["3.6","3.6_DOPASEPSP.pdf","DOPAS EPSP","CTU, SURAO","Ji\u0159\u00ed Svoboda","","","B75 Czech Ca-Mg","Pellets","Y","Y","","","","?Y","","Mock up (in situ)","Repository plug test","Voids between pellets, two types of pellets deposition","Artificial and natural saturation","Natural groundwater","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","Good (can serve as a benchmarking tool, provides data on transient effects and gradual saturation of pellets)","Yes (limited, not fully coupled)"],["3.7","3.7_EB.pdf","EB (Engineered Barrier Emplacement Experiment)","Enresa, CIEMAT","Antonio Gens","2002-2013","10.5 years","FEBEX","Pellets and Blocks","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","","Full scale field experiment","Study of the hydration of a possible EBS design","Both pellets and blocks used in the same EBS section","Artificial hydration","","Y","Y","N","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","N","N","Y","N","Y","N","Swelling pressure","Probably suitabale as dismanting data available.  Artifitial hydration process not well controlled","Yes (HM)"],["3.8","3.8_FE.pdf","FE (Full-scale Emplacement)","Nagra","Olivier Leupin","","","Na Bentonite","","","","","","","","","URL","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","Temperature, swelling pressure, geophyiscal, corrosion","Good (initial conditions well-documented, ongoing measurements of material properties evolution)","Yes"],["3.9","3.9_FEBEXinsitu.pdf","FEBEX in situ","Enresa","Mar\u00eda Victoria Villar","Feb-97","18 years","FEBEX","Blocks","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Solid and pore water chemical composition","Full scale","Demonstration and study of near-field components","Yes","Natural saturation, two full-scale heaters","Natural granitic groundwater","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","limited","limited","limited","","","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","limited","limited","limited","Temperature","Good, but limited in final stages","Yes"],["3.10","3.10_GAST.pdf","GAST","ANDRA, KORAD, Nagra, NWMO","Olivier Leupin","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","Large scale","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","N","N","N","N","","","","","","","","","","","Geophysical measurements","Good but ongoing (initial conditions well documented, mock-up experiment allows for detailed studies, ongoing geophysical measurements)","Yes"],["3.11","3.11_HE-B.pdf","HE-B","BGR, ENRESA, GRS, NAGRA","Klaus Wieczorek","May 1999 - Dec. 2003","Saturation: 34 months, heating: 18 months","FEBEX","Blocks","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","URL","Study of THM properties in the near field of a heat source","Higher dry density \/ lower water content close to heater","Artificial saturation, max. temp. 100 \u00b0C, initial gaps heater\/block and blocks\/rock","Pearson water","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","N (instrument failure)","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","N (instrument failure)","N","N","N","N","Gas, geotechnical measurements","Not great (most instruments immediately failed so limited data, leak in injection system)","Yes"],["3.12","3.12_HE-E.pdf","HE-E","NAGRA, GRS, BGR, ENRESA","Klaus Wieczorek","June 2011, ongoing","ongoing","MX-80","Blocks and granular","Y","Y","N","N","Y","N","","URL","Investigate early non-isothermal re-saturation period of the buffer and its impact on the THM behaviour","Initially two buffer types (blocks\/granular) with different density","Natural saturation, max. temp. 140 \u00b0C","Opalinus clay water","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Seismicity, resistivity, temperature","Potentially interesting (ongoing, heterogeneities evolving, but missing data since it has not been dismantled yet)","Yes"],["3.13","3.13_ITT.pdf","ITT (IsoThermal Test)","AECL","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","Large scale in situ","","","","","","Y","N","Y","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","N","","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","Yes (HM)"],["3.14","3.14_LASGIT.pdf","LASGIT","SKB, Posiva, BGS","Jon Harrington","01\/02\/2005","ongoing","MX-80","Blocks and pellets","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","Field scale mock up","Hydration of the clay and subsequent gas migration behaviour","Yes in the time-dependent development of porewater pressure, stress, suction, canister movement and gas flow behaviour","In-situ test in an \u00c4sp\u00f6 deposition hole, capped with a concrete plug and retaining steel lid which itself is rock anchored to floor.","Combination of in-situ water and local tap water have been used at different times in the experiment","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","N","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Swelling pressure, porewater pressure, temperature, suction, permeability, displacement. Test ongoing so spatial data, e.g. water content, dry density etc, is not currently available. Note strain data relates to the measured displacement of the canister and deformation of the steel retaining lid.","Good (high level of instrumentation, detailed initial characterization of host rock and bentonite => well defined boundary conditions, no thermal component)","Yes (limited)"],["3.15","3.15_LIT.pdf","LIT (Long-Term In-Situ Test)","CFM Project (GTS Phase IV experiment)","Bill Lanyon","12\/05\/2014-early 2018","4 years","FEBEX","Rings","Y","","","","","","","In situ (16 2.5cm high rings. Inner diameter 43mm outer 82 mm)","Colloid formation and migration","Uneven axial load ","Confined in borehole interval","GGW Natural groundwater","Y","TBC","","TBC","Y","","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","Y","TBC","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","Y","Swelling pressure, erosion, tracer","","No"],["3.16","3.16_MockUpJosef.pdf","MCJ (Mock-Up Josef)","SURAO \/ CTU","Ji\u0159\u00ed Svoboda","","","B75 Czech Ca-Mg","Blocks","Y","Y","Y","","Y","?Y","","Field-scale (half-scale)","Halfscale deposition place in-situ test","Initial voids","Natural saturation","Natural groundwater","Y","N","Y","Y","","","","","Y","N","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Temperature","","No"],["3.17","3.17_NSC.pdf","NSC (Noyau de Scellement)","Andra","Jean Talandier","","","MX-80","Blocks (MX-80\/sand mixture)\/pellets","Y","Y","","","Y","","","Field scale (half-scale)","Water saturation\/hydraulic tests at field scale","Initial void, initial dry density distribution","Artificial water injection\/direct contact with host rock","Water from Bure site","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Swelling pressure, EDZ transmissivity","Good (well-defined geometry, initial THM characterisation of all materials involved has been done, large number of sensors monitoring hydromechnical evolution, heterogeneities, not been used as a benchmark\/modelling exercise before)","Yes (scoping calculations)"],["3.18","3.18_PGZ2.pdf","PGZ2 (Perturbation induite par les gaz)","Andra","Jean Talandier","","","MX-80","Blocks (MX-80\/sand mixture)\/pellets (pure MX-80)","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","In situ (borehole test)","Water saturation\/gas transfer","Initial void + heterogeneous distribution of total pressure","Natural resaturation\/direct contact with host rock","Water from Bure site","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Gas transfer","","Yes"],["3.19","3.19_PRACLAY.pdf","PRACLAY","EURIDICE","Robert Charlier","01\/01\/2010","15 years","MX-80","Blocks","Y","Y","N","N","y","N","","Full scale","Seal for a heating expriment with increase of pore pressure ","Divergence of stresses measured in different points","Artificial and natural hydration, constant volume swelling, complex shape","","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Temperature, swelling pressure","Good (well characterized bentonite, lots of sensors, strong THM coupling effect, could be considered as special in-situ test)","Yes (blind)"],["3.20","3.20_Prototype.pdf","Prototype","SKB","Mattias \u00c5kesson\/Ann Dueck","II: 2003-2011 (I: 2001 - ongoing)","8 years","MX-80 and Milos bentonite(backfill) ","Blocks, pellets and bentonite\/crushed rock (backfill)","Y","","Y","","Y","","MX-80: Karnland et al. 2006, \u00c5kesson et al. 2010b, Dueck et al. 2010 and 2011a, Dueck and Nilsson 2010, Karnland et al. 2000, Olsson et al. 2013     Bent\/crushed rock: B\u00f6rgesson 2001, Johannesson et al. 2003, Johannesson 2005, Olsson et al. 2013","Full scale field experiment","To gain experience in designing and constructing a repository in crystalline rock, and to test engineered barriers","Initial inner slot, initial outer gap with pellet, developing heterogeneity on resaturation.","Natural hydration from the host rock, heater, confined condition","\u00c4sp\u00f6 local groundwater","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Temperature","Good (rock and bentonite well characterised)","Yes (THM) "],["3.21","3.21_RESEALII.pdf","RESEAL II","SCK-CEN","Antonio Gens ","1999-2007","8 years","Fo Ca","Pellets + Powder","Y","","N","N","","Y","","Laboratory + URL","Study of a seal hydration","Local heterogenity: powder pellets","Artificial hydration","","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","","Good well defined geometry and hydration b.c. Limited number of sensors. Not dismantled","Yes (HM)"],["3.22","3.22_SB(insitu).pdf","SB (in situ)","GRS, Nagra","Klaus Wieczorek","Jan. 1995 - Dec. 2007","13 years","Calcigel","Granular sand\/bentonite mixture","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","In situ","Qualify sand\/bentonite mixtures as material for engineered barriers","Not at full saturation","Artificial saturation, ambient temp.","Pearson water","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","","",""],["3.23","3.23_SEALEX.pdf","SEALEX","IRSN","","2012","ongoing","MX-80 sand mixture","Blocks","Y","Y","","","","","","In situ","Testing different ways to make seals","Technological void around blocks","Artifical saturation","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","","","Yes (decovalex)"],["3.24","3.24_TBT.pdf","TBT (Temperature Buffer Test)","ANDRA, SKB, Clay Technology AB","Mattias \u00c5kesson","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","URL","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Not suitable for mechanical modelling in Beacon (high temperature adds complication)","Yes"],["4.1","4.1_DualDensityTests.pdf","Dual density tests","CU","Jan Najser","2020","","Czech Ca-Mg","Blocks","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Study of homogenisation","Initial density hetereogeneity - two blocks","constant volume, artificial saturation from one base","De-ionized water","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","","good","Yes, CU (hypoplastic model)"],["4.2","4.2_PCT.pdf","PCT (Pellet-Cluster Test)","GRS","Klaus-Peter Kr\u00f6hn","2021","ongoing","MX-80","Pellets","Y","","","","","","","Laboratory","Swelling behaviour of a pellet cluster","Inherent initial heterogeneity","Constant volume, artificial hydraion","Pearson water","Y","","Y","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Y","","","","Y","","Y","","","Y","","OK","Useful for calibrating a constitutive model"],["4.3","4.3_PelletGranulometry.pdf","Influence of pellet granulometry on final state","EPFL","Alessio Ferrari","2018-2019","","MX-80","Granular","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Determine the ifluence of initial granulation on the final state after saturation","","Oedometric","Distilled","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","PSD from MIP and SEM","Good","No"],["4.4","4.4_SaturationOfPelletBlockSystem_FEBEX.pdf","Saturation of pellet\/block systems under isochoric conditions","CIEMAT","Mar\u00eda Victoria Villar","2017-2021","14-278 days","FEBEX","pellets mixture\/compacted block","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Solid and pore water chemical composition","Laboratory","evolution of bentonite swelling, fabric and microstructure upon hydration and factors affecting them","water content and density gradients","Constant volume cell\/slow water saturation","deionised","y","y","y","y","N","N","N","N","Y","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","y","y","N","y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","water intake, microstructure","good","yes"],["4.5","4.5_SaturationOfPelletBlockSystem_MX80.pdf","Saturation of pellet\/block systems under isochoric conditions","CIEMAT","Mar\u00eda Victoria Villar","2019-2021",">700 days","MX-80","pellets-powder mixture\/compacted block","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","","Laboratory","evolution of bentonite swelling, fabric and microstructure upon hydration and factors affecting them","different radial pressures","Constant volume cell\/slow water saturation","deionised","y","y","y","y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","Y","","N","","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","water intake, microstructure","good","no"],["4.6","4.6_ShearStrengthOfSteelBentoniteInterface.pdf","Shear strength of interface steel-bentonite at different w\/c","EPFL","Alessio Ferrari","2018-2019","","MX-80","Granular","","Y","Y","","","","","Laboratory","Determine the shear strenght of the interfaces bentonite-steel and bentonite-bentonite","","Direct shearing","Vapour saturation","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","N","Y","","Good","No"],["4.7","4.7_StressPath.pdf","Influence of stress path on final state","EPFL","Alessio Ferrari","2018-2019","","MX-80","Granular","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","","Laboratory","Determine the influence of stress path on the final state after saturation","","Oedometric","Distilled","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","N","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","Y","Y","N","N","Y","PSD from MIP and SEM","good","Yes (see task 3.3 in the final BEACON deliverable D3.3)"],["4.8","4.8_SwellingIntoLimitedVoid.pdf","Swelling into limited void","CIEMAT","Mar\u00eda Victoria Villar","2017-2021","4-466 days","FEBEX","compacted block","Y","Y","","","Y","Y","Solid and pore water chemical composition","Laboratory","effect of initial gaps on homogeneity ","water content and density gradients","uniaxial swelling into gap","deionised","y","y","y","y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","y","y","y","y","N","N","N","N","N","N","microstructure","good","yes"],["5.6","5.6_GGhiadistriPhDResearchExpansiveModel.pdf","Oedometer compression","CIEMAT","Villar","published 2005","1072 days","MX-80","compacted in the cell","","Y","","","Y","","1D compression (l) & swelling (k) coefficients","Laboratory","Characterisation for MX-80 bentonite as part of the Prototype repository project.","No","Laterally confined swelling in oedometer+ load at constant suction","","Y","Y","","","","","Y","","","","","","","","Y","","","","Y","","","","","","","Y","","OK","Useful for calibrating a constitutive model"],["5.6","5.6_GGhiadistriPhDResearchExpansiveModel.pdf","Isotropic cell compression","ENPC","Tang","published 2008","unknown","MX-80","compacted in the cell","","","","","","","Isotropic compression (l) and swelling (k) coefficients","Laboratory","Investigate isotropic behaviour under mechanical, hydraulic and thermal loads. Thermal effects are not modelled.","No","Laterally unconfined swelling in isotropic cell + loading at constant suction","","Y","","","","Y","Y","","","","","","","","","","","Y","","","","","","","","","","Mean stress, void ratio in time","OK","Useful for calibrating a constitutive model"],["","","BPT","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","GMT","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","KEY","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","LOT","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","ABM (Alternative Buffer Materials Project)","SKB, Posiva, Clay Technology AB","Mattias \u00c5kesson","","","11 types","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Not suitable for mechanical modelling in Beacon (mainly focussed on mineralogical stability)",""],["","","LpHSP","","","","","FEBEX","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","BMT (DECOVALEX)","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","S&TP","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","EZ-A","","","","","MX-80","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","BCE (Buffer Container Experiment)","AECL","","","","Na Bentonite","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","TSX (Tunnel Sealing eXperiment)","AECL","","","","Kunigel V1","","","","","","","","","Full scale","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","CSE","","","","","Kunigel V1","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","ESP (Enhanced Sealing Project)","AECL","","","","Kunigel V1 + MX-80","","","","","","","","","Full scale","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","RESEAL I","","","","","FEBEX","","","","","","","","","Laboratory","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Yes"],["","","CHINA mock up","","","","","GMZ","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","KENTEX","","","","","Ca benonite (Jinmyeong mine)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","BIG-BEN (DECOVALEX TC3)","CLAY (SKB), CNWRA (NRC), KPH","","","","Kunigel V1","","","","","","","","","Large scale lab experiment","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","KISE","","","","","OT-9607","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","",""],["","","EURAD","SKC CEN, JyU, VTT,GTK ,Posiva, University of Helsinki, and various other","Janne Yliharju","01\/06\/2019-30\/5\/2024","5 years","MX-80 (comercially BaraKade)","Compacted","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","Laboratory","Non-intrusive measurement of time evolution of dry density and water content at elevated temperature for model validation purposes.","Sample heterogeneity directly measured","Simple","NaCl+CaCl2 solution","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","","Good (Time series data of strain (displacement), dry density and water content  inside the sample during wetting process)",""],["","","BROCTIO","VTT, GTK, JyU ,Posiva","Tero Harjupatana","01\/02\/2019-31\/01\/2023","4 years","MX-80 (comercially BaraKade)","Compacted","Y","N","N","N","Y","N","","Laboratory","Non-intrusive measurement of time evolution of dry density and water content at elevated watering pressures and in bentonite-rock interface for model validation purposes.","Sample heterogeneity directly measured","Simple","NaCl+CaCl2 solution","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","N","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","Y","N","Y","","Good (Time series data of strain (displacement), dry density and water content  inside the sample during wetting process)",""]]}