Anton Biryukov

MASc Graduate

Publications

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Biryukov, A., Tisato, N., & Grasselli, G. (2016). Attenuation of elastic waves in bentonite and monitoring of radioactive waste repositories. Geophysical Journal International, 205(1), 105–121.Scopus.

Biryukov, A. (2015). Simulated Geophysical Monitoring of Radioactive Waste Repository Barriers (MASc Thesis). University of Toronto.

Biryukov, A., Tisato, N., & Grasselli, G. (2014). Workflow to numerically reproduce laboratory ultrasonic datasets. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 6(6), 582–590.Scopus.