Hydraulic conductivity of zeolite-bentonite mixtures in comparison with sand-bentonite mixtures

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1343-1353

  Ören, Ali Hakan ^a   Kaya, Abidin ^b   Kayalar, Arif Şengün ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKAYA and Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentonite mixtures; Cover; Hydraulic conductivity; Liner; Sand; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

COVER; LINER; MODIFIED MODEL; POROUS STRUCTURES; TAP WATER; ZEOLITE PARTICLES;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MIXTURES; SAND;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL CAPPING; LANDFILL LINER; LINER; PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND; WATER CONTENT; ZEOLITE;

EID: 80052221207     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: 12086010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t11-042     Document Type: Article

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