Experimental analysis of desiccation crack propagation in clay liners

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 677-686

  Miller, Carol J ^a   Mi, Hong ^b   Yesiller, Nazli ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b Integrated Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Desiccation cracks; Geo environmental engineering; Soil liners

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DRYING; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOISTURE;

CRACK INTENSITY FACTOR (CIF); GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

LANDFILL LININGS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DESICCATION; LANDFILL LINER;

EID: 0032102244     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb00964.x     Document Type: Article

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