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An examination of the validation of a model of the hydro/thermo/mechanical behaviour of engineered clay barriers

✍ Scribed by Thomas, H. R.; He, Y.; Onofrei, C.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 369 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 0363-9061
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(199801)22:1<49::aid-nag908>3.0.co;2-i

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✦ Synopsis

This paper focuses attention on the development of a numerical model of the hydro/thermo/mechanical behaviour of unsaturated clay and its consequent verification and validation. The work presented describes on-going collaboration between the Cardiff School of Engineering and Atomic Energy of Canada. The model development, which was carried out at Cardiff, can be described as being based on a mechanistic approach to coupled heat, moisture and air flow. This is then linked to a deformation analysis of the material within a 'consolidation' type of model. The whole is solved via the finite element method to yield a computer software code named COMPASS (COde for Modelling PArtly Saturated Soil). Some aspects of verification and validation of the model have been addressed in-house. However, the purpose of current AECL work is to provide an independent, rigorous, structured programme of validation and the paper will also explore the further validation of COMPASS within this context.

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