Table 1

Geometry and Constant Material Parameters used in the Simulations. These parameters were taken from the literature [14,10]
Parameter
 Unit
 Test A
 Test B
 Test C
Specimen Dimension:



Diameter, d
 [mm]
 30.00
 6.40
 6.40
Thickness, h
 [mm]
 5.00
 0.540
 0.565
Constant Parameters:



Poisson's Ratio
 [-]
 0.10
 0.10
 0.10
Diffusion Coefficient, D
 [m2/s]
 0.20·10-
 0.59·10-9
 0.82·10-9
Hydraulic Permeability, k
 [m4/N·s]
 1.51·10-10
 1.10·10-15
 1.50·10-15
Osmotic Parameter, ξRT
 [MPa/M]
 3.0·104
 3.0·104
 3.0·104

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