Ten-year PVC geomembrane durability

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-108

  Newman, E J ^a   Stark, T D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Containment; Durability; Geomembranes; Geosynthetics; Mining; PVC geomembrane

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; MINING; MOISTURE; PLASTICIZERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SPECIFICATIONS;

CONTAINMENT; FIELD PERFORMANCE; GEOSYNTHETICS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MATERIAL SPECIFICATION; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; PLASTICIZER MIGRATION; SEAM PROPERTIES;

GEOMEMBRANES;

DURABILITY; GEOMEMBRANE; GEOSYNTHETICS; MEMBRANE; MINING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DURABILITY; GEOMEMBRANE; MOISTURE CONTENT; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SEAM;

EID: 68149165293     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 10726349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2009.16.2.97     Document Type: Article

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