Tension in geomembranes on landfill slopes under static and earthquake loading-Centrifuge study

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-95

  Thusyanthan, N I ^a   Madabhushi, S P G ^a   Singh, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Geomembrane; Landfill; Tension

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; EARTHQUAKES; LAND FILL; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; TENSILE TESTING;

DYNAMIC CENTRIFUGES TESTING; EARTHQUAKE LOADING; LANDFILL SLOPE;

GEOMEMBRANES;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL LINER; MEMBRANE; SLOPE;

CENTRIFUGE MODELING; CLAY LINER; GEOMEMBRANE; LOADING (TESTING); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSION; WASTE;

EID: 33846591400     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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