Using waste foundry sand for hydraulic barriers

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 79, 1998, Pages 86-99

  Abichou, Tarek ^a   Benson, Craig H ^a   Edil, Tuncer B ^a   Freber, Brian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Vierbicher Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); STRESS ANALYSIS;

WASTE FOUNDRY SAND;

FOUNDRY SAND;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONTAINMENT BARRIER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL CAPPING; RECYCLING; SAND;

EID: 0032470807     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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