Participation to the second GAS/HITEC Joint training course, held by EURAD WP GAS & WP HITEC

Geomechanics plays a significant role in the understanding of the multiphysics and multiscale processes taking place in a geological disposal facility for radioactive waste. The objective is to introduce state-of-the-art understanding, concepts and methods related to the mechanistic understanding of gas migration in geomaterials. The main practices of this mission is to attend lectures. The topics include theoretical knowledge of coupling processes, advanced multiphysics modelling, laboratory and in-situ THM and gas experiments in geomaterials. In addition to the lectures, a poster session was held to allow the attendees to discuss their results with each others. A site visit to an underground research laboratory of radioactive waste disposal is also included. After the mission activities, the applicant obtained knowledge and understood more deeply about the coupling processes, muti-scale modelling approaches and the cutting-edges results of THM and gas experiments in geomaterial.