Journal article
Diffusion of water from soils encapsulated by impregnated geotextiles (MESLs)
Geotextiles and geomembranes, v 3(1), pp 3-27
1986
Abstract
An analytical model for moisture flow in the composite system of soil-impregnated geotextile-air is presented. It is directed towards the membrane encapsulated soil layer (MESL) problem, although the approach is applicable to a wide range of geomembrane situations. General results are obtained as a function of membrane diffusion coefficients for the change in water content of an encapsulated soil mass over a given time. As an example, by using a criterion of allowing no more than a 1% change in water content of the encapsulated soil (100 cm thick) over one year, it is found that a diffusion coefficient of 10
−7 cm
2/s or lower is needed for a 0·1 cm thick membrane. Similarly, other situations of practical interest can be formulated.
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Details
- Title
- Diffusion of water from soils encapsulated by impregnated geotextiles (MESLs)
- Creators
- Arthur E. Lord - Drexel UniversityRobert M. Koerner - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Geotextiles and geomembranes, v 3(1), pp 3-27
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1986A855500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0022489073
- Other Identifier
- 991019173862004721
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- Engineering, Geological
- Geosciences, Multidisciplinary