Antioxidant depletion from a high density polyethylene geomembrane under simulated landfill conditions

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 930-939

  Rowe, R Kerry ^a   Islam, M Z ^b   Brachman, R W I ^a   Arnepalli, D N ^c   Ewais, A Ragab ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Durability; Geomembranes; HDPE; Landfills; Liners; Municipal solid waste; Service life; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING TEST; COMPOSITE LINER SYSTEM; CRYSTALLINITIES; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; HDPE; HIGH PRESSURE; IMMERSION TESTS; LANDFILL CONDITION; LANDFILL LINER; LEACHATES; LINERS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; VERTICAL PRESSURE; YIELD STRAIN;

DURABILITY; GEOMEMBRANES; LANDFILL LININGS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; POLYETHYLENES; SOLID WASTES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

REFUSE DISPOSAL;

ANTIOXIDANT; CRYSTALLINITY; DURABILITY; GEOMEMBRANE; HIGH PRESSURE; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LINER; LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 77955646524     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000302     Document Type: Article

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