
Application of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment
Long-Term Performance of Geosynthetics in Engineering Barrier Systems
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Haijian Xie, Huaxiang Yan, Qiao Wang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 5 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 5 3 - 5
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Request a sales quoteSubsequently, it focuses on material durability and introduces new materials which are crucial considerations in environmental applications. Furthermore, the book provides detailed explanations of the application of geosynthetic materials in waste containment, drainage and filtration layers, cover systems, bottom liners, and vertical cut-off walls within engineering barriers.
- Provides a detailed discussion on the application, comparison, combination, equivalence, and selection of various types of geosynthetics, such as geomembranes, geotextiles, and geosynthetic clay liners
- Offers corresponding techniques to improve the performance of geosynthetics by the utilization of different amended materials
- Includes case studies using field data relating to engineering barrier systems and the latest techniques for predicting their performance
1.1 Classification of geosynthetics
1.2 Current applications of geosynthetics in waste containment
1.3 Development trends of geosynthetics in waste containment
2. Durability of Geosynthetics and New Materials for Environmental Applications
2.1 Advances and performance of geomembrane
2.2 Advances and performance of GCLs
2.3 Advances and performance of geotextiles
3. Application of Geosynthetics in Drainage and Filtration
3.1 Principle and structural form of drainage system
3.2 Principle and structural form of filter layer
3.3 Service performance evaluation of geonet in drainage system
3.4 Service performance evaluation of geotextile filters in filter layer
4. Application of Geosynthetics in Cover Systems
4.1 The structural forms of cover systems and the role of geosynthetics
4.2 Hydration and permeability characteristics of GCLs
4.3 Transport mechanism of gas in GCLs
4.4 Transport mechanism of gas in geomembranes
4.5 Gas transport in composite cover systems
4.6 Equivalent analysis of GCLs and CCLs
4.7 Stability of cover systems
4.8 Reinforced design of soil cover systems
5. Application of Geosynthetics in Bottom Liners
5.1 The structural forms of bottom liners and the role of geosynthetics
5.2 Leakage of composite liners
5.3 Transport mechanism of solutes in geomembranes
5.4 Transport mechanism of pollutants in GCLs
5.5 Model for pollutant transport in composite liners
5.6 Comparing the performance of landfill liner systems
5.7 The equivalency of composite liners with CCL and GCL
5.8 Stability of composite liners
5.9 Full-service life design method for composite liners
6. Application of Geosynthetics in Cut-off Walls
6.1 The structural forms of cut-off walls and the role of geosynthetics
6.2 Leakage of composite cut-off walls with geomembranes
6.3 Model for pollutant transport in composite cut-off walls
6.4 Full-service life design method for composite cut-off walls with geomembranes
6.5 Full-service life design method for composite cut-off walls with GCLs
7. Case Studies of Geosynthetics Applications in Environmental Protection
7.1 Landfills cover system
7.2 Landfill liner system
7.3 Cut-off walls for contaminated sites
7.4 Final covers for tailings impoundment
7.5 Liner system design for heap leach pads
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 450
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443248528
- eBook ISBN: 9780443248535
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Haijian Xie
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Huaxiang Yan
Dr. Huaxiang Yan's research is mainly engaged in environmental geotechnical engineering, such as the control and prevention of contaminated soil, geological storage of nuclear waste, etc. In the past five years, he has published 30 papers as the first or corresponding author in international authoritative SCI journals in the fields of geotechnique, engineering geology, environment, etc., such as Geotechnique, Engineering Geology, Journal of Hydrology, and Waste Management (15 papers in the first zone or TOP journals of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 22 papers in the first zone of JCR), of which 5 papers were selected as cover papers of ASCE-Journal of Environmental Engineering (Editor's Choice, Volume 149, Issue 9) and International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (Cover Image, Volume 46, Issue 6; Cover Image, Volume 45, Issue 5; Cover Image, Volume 43, Issue 15), and applied for/authorized 3 invention patents.