Shear behavior of reinforced geosynthetic clay liners

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 771-786

  Stark, T D ^a   Eid, H T ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynthetic clay liner; Ring shear test; Shear rate; Shearbox test; Slope; Stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; STRAIN RATE; WEAR RESISTANCE;

GEOMEMBRANES; REINFORCED GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; RING SHEAR TESTS; SHEARBOX TESTS;

GEOTEXTILES;

CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETIC; SHEAR TEST;

GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILES; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 0030435856     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.3.0084     Document Type: Article

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