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Micro X-ray visualisation of the interaction of geosynthetic clay liner components after partial hydration
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posted on 2018-12-01, 00:00 authored by Will GatesWill Gates, G Dumadah, A Bouazza© 2018 Elsevier Ltd High-resolution X-ray tomography was used to observe a partially hydrated geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) specimen to gain a better understanding of the interaction of its compnents (i.e., geotextiles, fibres and bentonite) on partial hydration when deployed as part of a composite liner system. Detailed in-situ studies of hydration processes in GCLs has proven difficult despite more than two decades of effort. X-ray tomographs were collected at spatial resolutions of 12 and 7 μm to identify the different components within a GCL, as well as to examine in finer detail their interaction within the GCL after initial partial hydration. Tomograph projections provided an excellent aspect of the interaction of these components and some concepts, such as the presence of shearing features within the bentonite component, may require re-consideration based on evidence from X-ray tomography.
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Geotextiles and geomembranesVolume
46Issue
6Pagination
739 - 747Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0266-1144Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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