Shear strength of reinforced geosynthetic clay liner

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 259-266

  Gilbert, Robert B ^a,d   Fernandez, Federico ^b   Horsfield, David W ^c  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^d ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETIC; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRENGTH;

EID: 0030403488     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9410(1996)122:4(259)     Document Type: Article

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