Thermal expansion and contraction of geomembrane liners subjected to solar exposure and backfilling

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1387-1397

  Take, W A ^a   Watson, E ^a   Brachman, R W I ^a   Rowe, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geomembranes; Landfills; Lining

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LINER SYSTEM; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; GEOMEMBRANE LINERS; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY TECHNIQUE; PREFERENTIAL PATHWAYS; SOLAR EXPOSURE; UNDERLYING LAYERS;

GEOMEMBRANES; LAND FILL; LININGS; SOLAR ENERGY;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

BACKFILL; CLAY LINER; CONTRACTION; GEOMEMBRANE; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 84867836984     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000694     Document Type: Article

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