Journal article
Advances in HDPE barrier walls
Geotextiles and geomembranes, v 14(7), pp 393-408
1996
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Abstract
The cut-off and/or containment of laterally flowing liquids from landfills and impoundment reservoirs generally utilize some type of vertical wall. The most common wall is constructed using a slurry supported trench, subsequently backfilled with soil-bentonite, soil-cement, cement-bentonite or soil-cement-bentonite. Concerns have arisen as to the installation, inspection and durability of such walls. A different, or complementary, strategy uses a geomembrane by itself or in combination with any one of the standard backfill materials to provide the degree of completeness and environmental safety/security that most, if not all of these sites warrant. This paper discusses applications where geomembrane barrier walls can be used, details of their installation, idiosyncrasies of the material used (particularly the diffusive transport aspect) and concludes with selected comments regarding emerging technology.
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Details
- Title
- Advances in HDPE barrier walls
- Creators
- Richard W. Thomas - TRI/Environmental, Inc., 9063 Bee Caves Road, Austin, TX 78733-620I, USARobert M. Koerner - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Geotextiles and geomembranes, v 14(7), pp 393-408
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996VE80000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030184094
- Other Identifier
- 991019173750604721
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- Engineering, Geological
- Geosciences, Multidisciplinary