Design methodology for a gas pressure relief layer below a geomembrane landfill cover to improve slope stability

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 589-617

  Thiel, R S ^a  

^a Thiel Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomembrane; Landfill cover; Landfill gas; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GASES; GEOMEMBRANES; LANDFILL LININGS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SLOPE STABILITY;

LANDFILL GASES;

LAND FILL;

GAS SEEPAGE; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL CAPPING; PORE PRESSURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

GAS FLOW; GEOMEMBRANE; WASTE CONTAINMENT;

EID: 0032434856     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.5.0137     Document Type: Article

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