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Jun 1, 2021
70 Years of Soil – Bentonite Slurry Walls
Abstract
The soil-bentonite slurry wall (SBSW) is an established ground improvement technology that continues to find applications. It's often the best and most economical vertical barrier to essentially stop lateral groundwater flow. In the 70 years that SBSW has existed, what have we learned? What works and what doesn't? What's important to include in the project specifications? This article presents some lessons learned by a longtime practitioner.
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GeoStrata Magazine Archive
Volume 25 • Issue 3 • May 2021
Pages: 62 - 69
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© 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 2021
Published online: Jun 1, 2021
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Christopher R. Ryan, M.ASCE
P.E., D.GE
Construction Consultant; Vero Beach, FL
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- Xian-Lei Fu, Zhe-Yuan Jiang, Krishna R. Reddy, Kunlin Ruan, Yan-Jun Du, Hydraulic Conductivity, Microstructure, and Compositional Changes of Sand–Bentonite Backfill in Cutoff Walls Exposed to Organic Acids, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-11321, 149, 8, (2023).
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