[PDF][PDF] Protecting the environment from contamination with barrier systems: advances and challenges

RK Rowe, S Jefferis - … of the 20th International Conference on Soil …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The state-of-the-art for barriers systems control of pollution migration and hydraulic
structures including liner systems for landfills, mine waste, and dams/lagoons are discussed …

Hydraulic conductivity of GCL overlap permeated with saline solutions

J Gastelo, D Li, K Tian, BF Tanyu, FE Guler - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydraulic conductivity of the overlap region of two needle-punched sodium bentonite (Na-B)
geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) permeated with CaCl 2 solutions under confining stresses of …

Novel composite polymer-amended bentonite for environmental containment: Hydraulic conductivity, chemical compatibility, enhanced rheology and polymer stability

XL Fu, H Zhuang, KR Reddy, NJ Jiang, YJ Du - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study developed a novel composite polymer-amended bentonite consisting of two
linear polymers (ie, polyanionic cellulose (PAC) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose …

Effects of particle breakage on the mechanical characteristics of geogrid-reinforced granular soils under triaxial shear: A DEM investigation

D Shi, J Niu, J Zhang, Z Chao, G Fowmes - Geomechanics for Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of numerically triaxial shear tests on crushable and uncrushable granular soils
reinforced by geogrid were conducted using 3-Dimension Particle Flow Code. The …

Hydraulic conductivity, microstructure, and compositional changes of sand–bentonite backfill in cutoff walls exposed to organic acids

XL Fu, ZY Jiang, KR Reddy, K Ruan… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Leachate, consisting of organic acids such as acetic acid (AA) and oxalic acid (OA),
commonly is released into groundwater from municipal solid waste dumps and uncontrolled …

Hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners comprising anionic polymer–enhanced bentonites

A Norris, N Aghazamani, J Scalia… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The hydraulic performance of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) comprising anionic polymer–
enhanced bentonites (EBs), or EB-GCLs, based on permeation with 500 mM NaCl and 167 …

Effect of incineration ash leachates on the hydraulic conductivity of bentonite-polymer composite geosynthetic clay liners

C Wireko, T Abichou, K Tian, B Zainab, Z Zhang - Waste Management, 2022 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity (k) of six bentonite-polymer
composite (BPC) geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) using five synthetic municipal solid waste …

Mechanical behaviour of soil under drying–wetting cycles and vertical confining pressures

Z Chao, D Shi, G Fowmes - Environmental Geotechnics, 2023 - icevirtuallibrary.com
A system for preparing soil specimens subjected to drying–wetting cycles while under
vertical confining pressures was introduced with clayey soil specimens subjected to different …

Polymer elution and hydraulic conductivity of polymer-bentonite geosynthetic clay liners to bauxite liquors

X Chen, Y Tan, T Copeland, J Chen, D Peng… - Applied Clay …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the influences of polymer types (Super Absorbent Polymer, SAP and
Polyanionic Cellulose, PAC), preparation methods (dry-mixed, dry-sprinkled, or wet-mixed) …

Hydraulic conductivity and multi-scale pore structure of polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners permeated with bauxite liquors

X Chen, Y Tan, J Chen, D Peng, T Huang… - Geotextiles and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A study was conducted to investigate the multi-scale pore structure-based mechanism
controlling the hydraulic conductivity of polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) …