Shrinkage and desiccation cracking in bentonite-sand landfill liners

Engineering Geology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 263-274

  Tay, Y Y ^a   Stewart, D I ^a   Cousens, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Cracking; Desiccation; Geotechnical engineering; Hydraulic conductivity; Landfill; Sand; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CRACK INITIATION; DRYING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; SAND; SHRINKAGE; SOIL TESTING;

DESICCATION CRACKING;

LANDFILL LININGS;

BENTONITE; CRACKING; DESICCATION; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LINER; SAND; SHRINKAGE;

EID: 0035363204     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00107-1     Document Type: Article

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