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Method article
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03 Aug 2016
Method article |
| 03 Aug 2016
X-ray computed tomography investigation of structures in Opalinus Clay from large-scale to small-scale after mechanical testing
Annette Kaufhold
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2,
30655 Hanover, Germany
Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BFS), Willy-Brandt-Straße 5,
38226 Salzgitter, Germany
Matthias Halisch
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Stilleweg 2, 30655
Hanover, Germany
Gerhard Zacher
GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH, Niels-Bohr-Straße 7,
31515 Wunstorf, Germany
Stephan Kaufhold
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2,
30655 Hanover, Germany
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Short summary
The OPA material has been intensively studied by a variety of multiple scale and non-destructive 3-D X-ray CT investigations, following a consequent top-down approach to identify specific regions of interest. According to the mechanical experiment, it has been observed that the shear failure is located in a clay-rich area. Within the intersecting area of the two main fractures, a so called mylonitic zone with a particle reduction was observed on the open shear failure using CT and SEM techniques.
The OPA material has been intensively studied by a variety of multiple scale and non-destructive...
