MEMBRANE BEHAVIOR OF MODEL SOIL BENTONITE BACKFILLS

The objective of this study was to assess the potential for the existence of membrane behavior in soil-bentonite (SB) vertical cutoff walls. Although SB vertical cutoff walls contain sodium bentonite, and sodium bentonite has been shown to exhibit membrane behavior, no assessment of the potential existence or extent of membrane behavior in SB vertical cutoff walls has been performed. The study results confirm that both backfills act as semipermeable membrane.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  West Virginia University, Morgantown

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• Authors:
  • Yeo, S S
  • Shackelford, C D
  • Evans, J C
• Publication Date: 2005-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 418-429
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfill soils; Containing equipment; Cutoff walls; Hydraulic properties; Membrane curing
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989565
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 18 2005 12:00AM