Geosynthetic Clay Liners : Proceedings of the International Symposium, Nuremberg, Germany, 16-17 April 2002

This text, based on an international symposium held in 1994, covers geosynthetic clay liners (GCL), a type of geosynthetic material which blends natural soil and geosynthetics in the form of a composite barrier-system. Environmental applications have been a major use of GCL. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Table of Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 6 Foreword......Page 8 1 Regulatory perspectives......Page 10 On the equivalency of landfill liner systems - The state of discussions in Germany......Page 12 US EPA experiences with geosynthetic clay liners......Page 26 2 Fundamentals......Page 38 Characteristics and sealing effect of bentonites......Page 40 Properties and test methods to assess bentonite used in geosynthetic clay liners......Page 60 A suggested methodology for assessing the technical equivalency of GCLs to CCLs......Page 82 3 Testing and design......Page 108 Basic examination on the efficiency of GCLs......Page 110 Guidelines on the use of liners in highway construction......Page 122 Landfill cap designs using geosynthetic clay liners......Page 138 On the long-term shear behaviour of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) in capping sealing systems......Page 150 On the slope stability of landfill capping seals using GCLs......Page 160 4 Applications......Page 168 Groundwater protection using a GCL at the Franz-Josef-Strauss airport Munich, Germany......Page 170 Design and installation of a state-of-the-art landfill liner system......Page 184 Test field for the capping system of the michelshöhe landfill......Page 192 Capping landfill surfaces and contaminated areas with geomembrane supported clay liners......Page 198 GCL installation in a water protection area for the A96 motorway near Leutkirch, Germany......Page 208 Measurement and control system for the upper basin of the Reisach-Rabenleite pumped storage power station......Page 216 5 Closure......Page 226 Quality assurance in the manufacture and installation of GCLs......Page 228 GCL summary and conclusions......Page 238 Authors' addresses......Page 244 Advertisements......Page 248