Influence of structural and material properties of GCLs on interface flow in composite liners due to geomembrane defects

Geosynthetics International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-47

  Mendes, M J A ^a   Touze Foltz, N ^b   Palmeira, E M ^a   Pierson, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Procédés biotechnologiques au service de l'environnement   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Composite liner; Gcl; Geosynthetics; Interface; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; FLOW RATE; GEOMEMBRANES; GROUNDWATER FLOW;

BONDING PROCESS; COMPACTED CLAY LINER; COMPOSITE LINER; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; GEOSYNTHETICS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TRANSMISSIVITY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

BENTONITE; CLAY LINER; COMPOSITE; GEOMEMBRANE; GEOSYNTHETICS;

EID: 77956300116     PISSN: 10726349     EISSN: 17517613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gein.2010.17.1.34     Document Type: Article

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