Hydraulic conductivity of model soil-bentonite backfills subjected to wet-dry cycling

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1198-1211

  Malusis, Michael A ^a   Yeom, Seungcheol ^a,b   Evans, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutoff walls; Desiccation; Hydraulic conductivity; Soil bentonite; Vertical barriers; Wet dry cycles

Indexed keywords

CUTOFF WALL; DESICCATION; SOIL BENTONITE; VERTICAL BARRIERS; WET-DRY CYCLE;

BENTONITE; DRYING; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOILS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; CUTOFF WALL; DESICCATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; SHRINKAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER TABLE; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 80051726682     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t11-028     Document Type: Article

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