Long-term hydraulic conductivity of a bentonite-polymer composite permeated with aggressive inorganic solutions

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Scalia IV, Joseph ^a   Benson, Craig H ^b   Bohnhoff, Gretchen L ^c   Edil, Tuncer B ^b   Shackelford, Charles D ^d  

^a Univ of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^d Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive permeant solutions; Bentonite polymer composite; Geosynthetic clay liner; Hydraulic conductivity; Polymer modified bentonite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894094454     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001040     Document Type: Article

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