Chemical compatibility of model soil-bentonite backfill containing multiswellable bentonite

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-198

  Malusis, Michael A ^a   McKeehan, Matthew D ^a,b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backfill; Bentonite; Chemical Compatibility; Cutoff wall; Hydraulic Conductivity; Vertical barrier

Indexed keywords

BACKFILL; CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; CUTOFF WALL; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; SOIL-BENTONITE BACKFILLS; TERMINATION CRITERIA; VERTICAL BARRIER;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SODIUM; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BENTONITE;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; CUTOFF WALL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING; SODIUM;

EID: 84879590076     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000729     Document Type: Article

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