Analysis of tension development in geomembranes placed on landfill slopes

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-61

  Kodikara, Jayantha ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay liner; Geomembrane; Interface; Landfill; Tension

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ELASTICITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LANDFILL LININGS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHOD;

GEOMEMBRANES;

GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL LINER; TENSION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0034143559     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-1144(99)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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