Analysis of geotextile filter behaviour after 21 years in Valcros dam

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 353-370

  Faure, Y H ^a   Farkouh, B ^a   Delmas, Ph ^b   Nancey, A ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Bidim Geosynthetics   (France)

Author keywords

Durability; Filter; Filter criteria; Geotextile; Hydraulic properties; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

DAMS; DURABILITY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SOILS;

GEOTEXTILE FILTERS;

GEOTEXTILES;

EARTH DAM; FILTER; GEOTEXTILE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0032880019     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(99)00010-2     Document Type: Article

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