Development of a technique for modelling clay liner desiccation

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 473-493

  Zhou, Y ^a   Rowe, R Kerry ^b  

^a VISTEON CORPORATION   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay liner; Desiccation; Numerical modelling; Temperature; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; INFILTRATION; LAND FILL; MOISTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

LINER DESICCATION;

CLAY;

CLAY; DESICCATION; LANDFILL LINER; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0042920906     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.282     Document Type: Article

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