Ageing of HDPE geomembrane exposed to air, water and leachate at different temperatures

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-151

  Rowe, R K ^a   Rimal, S ^a   Sangam, H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Durability; Geomembranes; Landfills; Liners; Service life; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FORECASTING; GEOMEMBRANES; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LAND FILL; LANDFILL LININGS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SERVICE LIFE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE LINERS; IMMERSION TESTS; INDUCTION TIME; INITIAL ESTIMATES; LANDFILLS; LEACHATE; LINERS; LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER DEGRADATIONS; TEMPERATURE; THREE STAGES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTIOXIDANT; DEGRADATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOTEXTILE; LEACHATE; POLYMER; PREDICTION; TESTING METHOD;

AGING; DURABILITY; GEOMEMBRANE; POLYETHYLENE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 60449093510     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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