Effects of geosynthetic fibres on the hydraulic conductivity of clay liners

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dc.contributor.advisorValsangkar, A.
dc.contributor.advisorBischoff, P.
dc.contributor.authorKelly, John A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T20:30:58Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T20:30:58Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractClay liners are used as "impermeable boundaries" to prevent the migration of leachate, due to their very low hydraulic conductivities. Clay (like all soils) however, is weak in tension; due to this fact clay liners are prone to tensile cracking when non-uniform loads act on them. These cracks dramatically increase the hydraulic conductivity, recent work has focused on reinforcing fibers being added to the clay to increase it's tensile strength. I preformed falling head tests on clays with 0, 0.25, 0.5 % reinforcing fibres at the optimum moisture content to determine if increased fibre content created a preferred path for fluid flow increasing the hydraulic conductivity.
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dc.description.noteKelly, John A (1998). Effects of geosynthetic fibres on the hydraulic conductivity of clay liners . (Engineering Senior Report no. TGE-93 1998). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Geological Engineering TGE-93 1998 1882/12035
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/34270
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineGeological Engineering
dc.titleEffects of geosynthetic fibres on the hydraulic conductivity of clay liners
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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