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some references:

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Ditter, K and Haug, W., 1989. "Refurbishment of bituminous slope linning on dams and pumped-storage reservoirs". Asphalt-Wasserbau lIla. Teil A Strabag, p. 43-48.

Eigenbrod, K.D. (2003) Self-healing in fractured fine-grained soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 40, 435–449.

Kakuturu, S. and Reddi, L.N. (2006a) Evaluation of the parameters influencing self-healing in earth dams. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(7), 879–889.

Kakuturu, S. and Reddi, L.N. (2006b) Mechanistic model for self-healing of core cracks in earth dams.

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 132(7), 890–901.

Reddi, L.N. and Kakuturu, S.P. (2004) Self-healing of concentrated leaks at core-filter interfaces in earth dams. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 27(1), 89–98.

Wang, J.J., Zhang, H.P., Zhang, L. and Liang, Y. (2013) Experimental study on self-healing of crack in clay seepage barrier. Engineering Geology, 159, 31–35.

Zhang, L. and Wang, J. J. (2010) Core crack in earth-rock fill dam and mechanism of its self-healing. Proceedings of the First National Conference on Safety of High Dams in China, Nanjing, China, pp. 316–320 (in Chinese).

Waste and radioactive storage studies work widely about self-healing of clay materials.

references:

AECL (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited) 1994. Summary of the environmental impact statement on the concept for disposal of Canada's nuclear fuel waste. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Report, AECL-10721, COG-93-1 1.

ENRESA 2000. 'FEBEX Project- full scale engineered barriers experiment for a deep geological repository for high level radioactive waste in crystalline host rock' Final Report, Publicaciones tecnicas 1/2000 Enresa, Madrid.

NAGRA 1996. Grimsel Test Site (GTS)--1996. NAGRA Bulletin 27.

Thanks for your Answer.