The use of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) as a hydraulic barrier for contaminants containment has proved to be an efficient alternative for the soil and groundwater protection. This geocomposite can be used in engineering systems to contain accidental spills and leaks of fuel in distribution centers, reservoirs and resulting from transport, where the g...
View ArticleCompacted clayey tropical soils have great potential to be used as barriers in waste disposal facilities, considering that some technical requirements are fulfilled (e.g. hydraulic conductivity; compatibility after disposal; shear strength; swelling/cracking, etc). In turn, the bentonite addition is relevant for the cases where the ...
View ArticleCompacted tropical soils have great potential to be used in barriers, once some technical issues are correctly addressed, including low hydraulic conductivity and compatibility to the disposed fluids. This paper involves a laboratorial
study of the hydraulic conductivity of mixtures of a tropical soil sample and bentonite and also their comp...
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