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.006a.svgz" name="7853787.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Splitting tensile strength ~ 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.006b.svgz" name="7853787.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Uniaxial compressive strength ~ corrosion time</td></tr></table>

<div>Relationships between the granite specimens’ splitting tensile strength and uniaxial compressive strength as well as the chemical corrosion time under different water chemical solutions.</div>

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Figure 6: Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage 