Microplastic contamination in soils: A review from geotechnical engineering view

MM Monkul, HO Özhan - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microplastic contamination is a growing threat to marine and freshwater ecosystems,
agricultural production, groundwater, plant growth and even human and animal health …

Hydraulic capability of polymer-treated GCLs in saline solutions at elevated temperatures

HO Ozhan - Applied Clay Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) can be used effectively as barriers in waste containment
facilities. However, interaction of the GCL with a saline solution might cause a decrease in …

Internal erosion and permeability of Na CMC-treated and PAM-treated geosynthetic clay liners

HO Ozhan, A Erkal - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the occurrence of internal erosion and the variation of the
permeability of geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) with respect to its geotextile component …

Effects of Temperature Increase in 0.5 M Solution on Hydraulic Capability of Anionic Polymer–Treated Geosynthetic Clay Liners Used as Barriers

HO Ozhan - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) is a lining material that consists of a bentonite layer
sandwiched between two geotextiles. To simulate the interaction between an aqueous …

Factors affecting failure by internal erosion of geosynthetic clay liners used in freshwater reservoirs

HO Ozhan, E Guler - Environmental & Engineering …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are often used as lining materials for freshwater reservoirs.
To irrigate agricultural land without depleting groundwater, surface water is stored in these …

[PDF][PDF] Biyopolimer Katkılı Geosentetik Kil Örtülerde İçsel Erozyon ile Permitivite Tayini

HO Özhan - Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) can be used as a lining material in freshwater reservoirs due
to its very low hydraulic conductivity. The high amount of water that can be collected on top …

A material which started a new era in geotechnical engineering: geosynthetics

E Guler - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, the opportunities that can be provided by using geosynthetics are introduced.
Many examples mentioned in the text show explicitly that geosynthetics can provide effective …

Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Enhanced GCLs in Freshwater Reservoirs

HO Ozhan - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Biopolymers that are environmentally friendly organic products are increasingly used in
geotechnical applications instead of synthetic polymers and other chemical additives …

Design of a geomembrane-laminated geosynthetic clay liner on the slopes of a mine tailings dam in Emet, Turkey

HO Ozhan, E Guler - Mine Water and the Environment, 2018 - search.proquest.com
We evaluated the potential use of a geomembrane-laminated geosynthetic clay liner (GCL)
along the slopes of a boric acid tailings dam in Emet, Turkey. Even though a compacted clay …

Problems and solutions for GCLs used in waste containment facilities: temperature concerns and polymer treatment related to GCLs used in waste containment areas

HO Özhan - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2017 - Springer
In this study, first, various geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) application areas were briefly
defined and afterwards, the details of GCL usage in mine applications were given. GCLs are …