Parametric sensitivity analysis of coupled mechanical consolidation and contaminant transport through clay barriers

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 31-40

  Lewis, T W ^a   Pivonka, P ^b   Fityus, S G ^a   Smith, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clay barriers; Consolidation; Contaminant transport; Geoenvironmental modeling; Large deformation models

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COMPRESSIBILITY; CONSOLIDATION; CONTAMINATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND FILL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BARRIER THICKNESSES; BREAKTHROUGH TIMES; CLAY BARRIERS; COMPACTED CLAYS; COMPOSITE LANDFILLS; COMPRESSION INDICES; CONSTANT COEFFICIENTS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MODELS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORTS; DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; GEOENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; LANDFILL LINERS; LARGE DEFORMATION MODELS; LINER SYSTEMS; MAGNITUDE REDUCTIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARAMETER VALUES; PARAMETRIC SENSITIVITIES; TRANSIT TIMES; VOID RATIOS; WASTE LOADINGS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; DISPERSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL LINER; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOID RATIO;

EID: 56949097192     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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