Insights into Desiccation and Self-Healing of Bentonite in Geosynthetic Clay Liners under Thermal Loads

Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) are widely used for protecting groundwater from pollution sources at the surface, including applications in which they are subject to significant thermal gradients. Hence, sodium bentonite in the GCL may undergo significant dehydration and cracking, and the GCL might...

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Main Authors: El-Zein Abbas, Yu Bowei, Ghavam-Nasiri Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/18/e3sconf_isg2019_03006.pdf