High altitude exposure testing of geotextiles in the peruvian andes

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-144

  Grubb, D G ^a   Cheng, S C J ^b   Diesing III, W E ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Chemical weathering; Durability; Exposure testing; Geotextiles

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALTITUDE; DURABILITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; MINING;

ANDES; PERU;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOTEXTILE;

EID: 0344223488     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.6.0146     Document Type: Article

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