Assessment of alternative protection layers for a geomembrane - Geosynthetic clay liner (GM-GCL) composite liner

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1594-1610

  Dickinson, S ^a   Brachman, R W I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geomembrane; Geosynthetic clay liner; Landfill; Protection layer

Indexed keywords

GEOMEMBRANES; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GEOTEXTILES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LAND FILL; NEEDLES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; STRAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WEAVING;

COARSE GRAVELS; COMPACTED CLAYS; COMPOSITE LINERS; DRAINAGE LAYERS; GEOCOMPOSITE; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; LANDFILL LINERS; LAYERED GEOTEXTILES; NON WOVEN; PHYSICAL DAMAGES; PROTECTION LAYER; PROTECTION LAYERS; PROTECTION SYSTEMS; RUBBER TIRE SHREDS; SHORT TERMS; SINGLE LAYERS; TENSILE FORCES; THICK LAYERS; VERTICAL PRESSURES; WOVEN GEOTEXTILES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY LINER; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; EXTRUSION; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; LANDFILL; MEMBRANE;

EID: 55749099987     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T08-081     Document Type: Article

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