Peak versus residual interface strengths for landfill liner and cover design

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 491-498

  Stark, T D ^a   Choi, H ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Direct shear test; Geosynthetics; Interface shear resistance; Ring shear test; Shear strength; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

LAND FILL; MECHANICAL TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

DIRECT SHEAR TEST; GEOSYNTHETICS; INTERFACE SHEAR RESISTANCE; RING SHEAR TEST;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL LINER;

DESIGN; FRICTION; GEOSYNTHETICS; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LINER; SAFETY; STRENGTH;

EID: 32044450051     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2004.11.6.491     Document Type: Article

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