Hydraulic conductivity of geosynthetic clay liners to tailings impoundment solutions

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-162

  Shackelford, Charles D ^a   Sevick, Gerald W ^b   Eykholt, Gerald R ^c  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b Foth and Van Dyke LLC   (United States)

^c Foth Infrastructure and Environment LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Geosynthetic clay liners; Hydraulic conductivity; Mine waste disposal; Tailings impoundment; Tailings leachate

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILITY; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; LEACHATES; MINE WASTE DISPOSAL; MINE WASTES;

COPPER MINES; DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTROLYTES; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONIC STRENGTH; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; LEACHING; MATERIALS TESTING; MINING; TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZINC;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHATE; MINE WASTE; TAILINGS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLAY LINER; CONDUCTIVITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; HYDRAULICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77649181031     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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