Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) can be used as a lining material in freshwater reservoirs due to its very low hydraulic conductivity. The high amount of water that can be collected on top of a GCL might force the bentonite in the GCL to be extruded out of the geotextiles and as a result, the sudden...
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| description | Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) can be used as a lining material in freshwater reservoirs due to its very low hydraulic conductivity. The
high amount of water that can be collected on top of a GCL might force the bentonite in the GCL to be extruded out of the geotextiles
and as a result, the sudden increase in the hydraulic conductivity might cause the GCL to loose its hydraulic capability. This interaction
is defined as internal erosion. In this study, triaxial permeability tests were conducted on chitosan and Na carboxymethyl celluloseadded GCLs. These two biopolymers were added to the bentonite component of the GCLs with a content of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5 and 10%
by dry weight respectively. Na and Ca bentonites were used in the GCLs and the GCLs that were placed over a rounded coarse gravel
with a grain size of 37.5 mm, were tested at high hydraulic heads in order to observe internal erosion. This condition represents one
of the worst-case scenarios. Test results indicated that all of the GCLs experienced internal erosion at a hydraulic head of 10 m.
Furthermore, the permittivity values of the GCLs just before internal erosion, were measured and the effects of the biopolymers on the
GCL’s hydraulic performance were investigated. According to the test results, 1% chitosan and 2% Na carboxymethyl cellulose
addition to the bentonite component of the GCLs resulted in more than 2 orders of magnitude decrease in permittivity. Due to the
results of this study, the usage of two different biopolymers that are environmentally friendly organic additives can be encouraged to
be used as barriers in geoenvironmental application by decreasing the hydraulic conductivity of the lining material. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92b9b891d35466fa5c595e6a458a0672023-02-15T16:09:48ZengArtvin Corun UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402023-01-0191181190https://doi.org/10.21324/dacd.1175637Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay LinersHakkı Oral Özhan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-5568Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, 34755, İstanbul.Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) can be used as a lining material in freshwater reservoirs due to its very low hydraulic conductivity. The high amount of water that can be collected on top of a GCL might force the bentonite in the GCL to be extruded out of the geotextiles and as a result, the sudden increase in the hydraulic conductivity might cause the GCL to loose its hydraulic capability. This interaction is defined as internal erosion. In this study, triaxial permeability tests were conducted on chitosan and Na carboxymethyl celluloseadded GCLs. These two biopolymers were added to the bentonite component of the GCLs with a content of 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5 and 10% by dry weight respectively. Na and Ca bentonites were used in the GCLs and the GCLs that were placed over a rounded coarse gravel with a grain size of 37.5 mm, were tested at high hydraulic heads in order to observe internal erosion. This condition represents one of the worst-case scenarios. Test results indicated that all of the GCLs experienced internal erosion at a hydraulic head of 10 m. Furthermore, the permittivity values of the GCLs just before internal erosion, were measured and the effects of the biopolymers on the GCL’s hydraulic performance were investigated. According to the test results, 1% chitosan and 2% Na carboxymethyl cellulose addition to the bentonite component of the GCLs resulted in more than 2 orders of magnitude decrease in permittivity. Due to the results of this study, the usage of two different biopolymers that are environmentally friendly organic additives can be encouraged to be used as barriers in geoenvironmental application by decreasing the hydraulic conductivity of the lining material.http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/2652118carboxymethyl cellulosechitosangeosynthetic clay linerinternal erosionpermittivity |
| spellingShingle | Hakkı Oral Özhan Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi carboxymethyl cellulose chitosan geosynthetic clay liner internal erosion permittivity |
| title | Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners |
| title_full | Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners |
| title_fullStr | Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners |
| title_short | Determination of Internal Erosion and Permittivity of Biopolymer-Added Geosynthetic Clay Liners |
| title_sort | determination of internal erosion and permittivity of biopolymer added geosynthetic clay liners |
| topic | carboxymethyl cellulose chitosan geosynthetic clay liner internal erosion permittivity |
| url | http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/2652118 |
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