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May 7, 2012
Effect of Bentonite Migration in Geosynthetic Clay Liners on Contaminant Transport
Authors: T. D. Stark, H. Choi, and R. AkhtarshadAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Waste Containment and Remediation
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Since the introduction of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) to waste containment facilities, one of the major concerns about their use has been the hydraulic equivalency to a compacted clay liner as required by regulations. Laboratory test results and more recently field observations show that the thickness, or mass per unit area, of hydrated bentonite in a GCL can decrease under normal stress, especially around zones of stress concentration or nonuniform stresses, such as a rock or roughness in the subgrade, a leachate sump, or wrinkles in an overlying geomembrane. This paper describes the effect of bentonite migration on the hydraulic equivalence between a CCL and GCL and the contaminant transport through a thinned GCL. Finally, the paper presents suggestions for protecting hydrated bentonite from stress concentrations and reducing contaminant transport through a GCL.
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T. D. Stark
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Illinois, 2217 NCEL, 205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
H. Choi
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, 209D ASEC, Akron, OH 44325
R. Akhtarshad
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Riverside, CA 92501
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