Laboratory measurememt of GCL shear strength

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1456, 2004, Pages 92-109

  Fox, Patrick J ^a   Stark, Timothy D ^b   Swan Jr , Robert H ^c  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

^c SGI Testing Services LLC   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Direct shear; Geosynthetic clay liner; Laboratory testing; Shear strength; Torsional ring shear

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CONSOLIDATION; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; HYDRATION; LABORATORIES;

DIRECT SHEAR; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS (GCL); LABORATORY TESTING; TORSIONAL RING SHEAR;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 33244459624     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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