According to the Unified Soil Classification, Boom Clay is an inorganic clay of high plasticity, a fat clay with a plastic limit W P = 23–29%, a liquid limit w L = 55−80% and a plasticity index PI = …

This desk-study presents the geological and geohydrological characteristics of a clay layer in the Dutch subsurface (Boom Clay, officially Rupel Clay Member). New depth and thickness maps …

Jun 1, 2015 · According to the X-ray diffraction, the Boom clay is comprised of essentially (approximately 60%) clay minerals dominated by illite, mixed layered illite–smectite, kaolinate …

Jul 1, 2012 · In this paper, containing X-ray diffraction tests, oedometer tests, consolidated undrained shearing (CUS) tests and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) tests, a series of …

Sep 1, 2006 · In Belgium, the Boom Clay is studied as the reference formation for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent fuel. As the Boom Clay is considered as the …

Boom clay, a stiff clay, has been selected as a potential host formation for the geological disposal of radioactive waste in Belgium. The underground research facility HADES has been …

Mar 25, 2014 · This contribution aims to characterise and compare the morphology of the pore space in different Boom Clay samples, representing end-members with regard to mineralogy …

Boom Clay (Belgium) Description: The distributions of natural occurring REE, U and Th and their isotopes are considered as chemical analogues to critical radionuclides in radioactive waste …

May 25, 2015 · This Tertiary Clay formation has been thoroughly investigated as a possible host material for the disposal of Eurobitum bituminised radioactive waste (BW) in Belgium.

A system of natural, vertical and mutual perpendicular joints is described in the clay pits of the Rupelian Boom Clay in the Antwerp area of North Belgium. Joints are the dominant …