Investigation of the effects and degree of calcium exchange on the Atterberg limits and swelling of geosynthetic clay liners when subjected to wet-dry cycles

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-185

  Bouazza, Abdelmalek ^a   Jefferis, Stephan ^b,c   Vangpaisal, Thaveesak ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c Talbot Lodge   (United Kingdom)

^d UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Atterberg limits; Bentonite; Geosynthetic clay liners; Ion exchange; Swelling; Wet dry cycles

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DRYING; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; ION EXCHANGE; POSITIVE IONS; SWELLING; WETTING;

ATTERBERG LIMITS; CALCIUM EXCHANGE; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; INORGANIC CATIONS; WET-DRY CYCLES;

CLAY;

ATTERBERG LIMIT; BENTONITE; CALCIUM; CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETICS; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; LANDFILL LINER; PERMEABILITY; SWELLING; TESTING METHOD; WETTING;

CLAY LINER; DRYING; GEOSYNTHETICS; ION EXCHANGE; WETTING;

EID: 33947174259     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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