Quality assurance of geosynthetic lining systems

Giroud, J.P.; Fluet, Joseph E.

doi:10.1016/0266-1144(86)90026-9

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“…When the passive resistance on the hypothetical failure surface is taken into consideration, wedge failure is not likely to occur. Considering this, Giroud et al (1995) and Koerner & Soong (1998) proposed design methods for the structural safety of geosynthetic materials on the slope, assuming that the driving forces come from the failure of covering soil layer overlying the geosynthetic materials. Chung et al (2000) proposed another simplified design method under the assumption that the settlement of waste induced by the compaction during landfilling is responsible for down-drag forces acting on the geosynthetic materials.…”

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Protective effect of overlying geosynthetic on geomembrane liner observed from landfill field tests and inclined board laboratory experiments

et al. 2006

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Geosynthetic liner systems are generally installed in landfill sites to prevent toxic leachate from escaping into the adjoining environment by utilizing their impervious characteristics. Therefore, it is important to protect the geomembrane from being damaged or destroyed during all phases of landfilling, namely landfill construction, waste tipping and landfill closure. This paper presents firstly the observed performance of a geomembrane liner from a landfill site where the geomembrane liner was installed on the slopes of a Korean landfill; and secondly the results of an inclined board laboratory test. Two types of experiments were conducted to identify the protecting effect of the overlaying geosynthetic on the geomembrane liners. At a testing landfill site, the slope consisted of three different sub-inclines and two 2-m-wide intermediate levels. The sub-inclines were each 8 m in vertical height and their angle of inclination was 1: 1.5 (vertical: horizontal). The reported observations were made for a time period of approximately 1 year, until the landfill was filled with wastes to the top of the uppermost slope. In addition, inclined board laboratory tests were carried out. During the inclined board test, a base table is inclined slowly and steadily until the block located on the base table starts to slide, when the tension and displacements of two geosynthetics, namely the geomembrane liner and protecting geotextile, are measured. In conclusion, test results showed that the down-drag force generated by waste accumulation and sliding of upper material was to a large extent dissipated through the elongation of the protecting geosynthetic overlying the geomembrane and thus was not transferred to the geomembrane. Unless the protecting geosynthetic undergoes structural failure, this stress relaxation phenomenon continues to occur so that the magnitude of tensile force to be applied on the geomembrane remains marginal.

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confidence: 99%