Oxygen diffusion through partially hydrated geosynthetic clay liners

Geotechnique

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 767-772

  Bouazza, A ^a   Rahman, F ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Burwood East ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental engineering; Geosynthetic clay liners; Laboratory tests; Partial saturation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSIVE FLUX; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PARTIAL SATURATION; WASTE DEPOSITS;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXYGEN;

CLAY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CLAY LINER; DIFFUSIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOSYNTHETICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; OXYGEN; TAILINGS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 36048953951     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 00168505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2007.57.9.767     Document Type: Conference Paper

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