Gas Network Development in Compact Bentonite: Key Controls on the Stability of Flow Pathways

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(a) Schematic of apparatus showing filter and total stress sensor locations. Each radial flow array comprises four filters (blue dots) set at 90° to each other. Five total stress sensors (red dots) located around the periphery of the sample, two axial and three radial. (b) Schematic showing layout of key apparatus components.

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