Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2016/7853787/figures/7853787.fig.003a.svgz" name="7853787.fig.003a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>P-wave velocity change rate ~ corrosion time</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2016/7853787/figures/7853787.fig.003b.svgz" name="7853787.fig.003b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Porosity change rate ~ corrosion time</td></tr></table>

<div>Relationships between porosity, P-wave velocity of granite specimens, and corrosion time under different chemical solutions.</div>

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Figure 3: Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage 