Effect of welding parameters on properties of HDPE geomembrane extrusion welds

RK Rowe, MM Ali - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2024 - Elsevier
The stress crack resistance (SCR) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane
extrusion welds is examined for a 1.5 mm HDPE geomembrane and three different welding …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study on the effect of freeze-thaw cycles on the shear characteristics of frozen soil-composite geotextile interface

P He, H Cao, J Dong, G Hou, Y Mu, J Zhang - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The shear characteristics of the soil-geosynthetic interface are the primary factors affecting
the load transmission rules. The interfacial shear parameters are affected by cycles of freeze …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term performance of polyethylene geomembranes to contain brine

M Zafari, RK Rowe, R Awad - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2025 - Elsevier
The degradation of five fortified polyethylene geomembranes (three HDPE, one LLDPE, and
one blended) with high initial properties compared to minimum requirements in GRI-GM13 is …

[HTML][HTML] A 9-year study of the degradation of a HDPE geomembrane liner used in different high pH mining applications

RA e Silva, FB Abdelaal, RK Rowe - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2025 - Elsevier
The degradation of a HDPE geomembrane in heap leaching environments is evaluated
using immersion tests at five temperatures. The incubation solutions had a pH of 9.5, 11.5 …

Long-term Performance of Textured HDPE Geomembranes in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

RK Rowe, MM Ali, MS Morsy - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The effect of texturing (co-extrusion using a blowing agent) on the long-term performance of
geomembranes immersed in synthetic municipal solid waste (MSW) leachate is examined …

Natural weathering effects on white, green, and black HDPE textured GMs

MA Aparicio-Ardila, M Kobelnik… - Geosynthetics …, 2025 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This study investigates the degradation of textured High-Density Polyethene (HDPE)
geomembranes (GMs) subjected to natural weathering for 8.5 to 10.5 years. The GMs …

Approach to tailings facility liner configuration selection: A case study

D Hughes-Games, K Patterson, L Murray… - E3S Web of …, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
What liner configuration should you use for a tailings facility? Do you need a geosynthetic
liner? Should you include overdrains above your liner? This paper presents an approach to …