Laboratory investigation of geosynthetic clay liner desiccation in a composite liner subjected to thermal gradients

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 925-935

  Southen, Jonathon M ^a   Rowe, R Kerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay liners; Desiccation; Geosynthetics; Laboratory tests; Landfills; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAND FILL; MOISTURE; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY; LINEAR DESICCATION; SUBSOILS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETICS;

EID: 22744434720     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:7(925)     Document Type: Article

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