Auteur W. A. Take
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R. Kerry Rowe, Auteur ; L. E. Bostwick, Auteur ; W. A. Take, Auteur |The potential shrinkage of eight different geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) subjected to wetting and drying cycles is examined. It is shown that the initial (e.g, off-the-roll) moisture content may affect the initial shrinkage but did not notably[...]
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M. J. Chappel, Auteur ; R. W. I. Brachman, Auteur ; W. A. Take, Auteur |Wrinkles are buckles or waves that develop from restrained thermal expansion when the geomembrane is left exposed to solar heating. Wrinkles can substantially reduce the effectiveness of the geomembrane as a hydraulic barrier if a hole is at or [...]
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W. A. Take, Auteur ; M. D. Bolton, Auteur |Centrifuge tests have been carried out on kaolin clay slopes subject to variations in surface rainfall and humidity corresponding, at model scale, to successive wet and dry seasons in the field. These model slopes have been instrumented with min[...]
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W. A. Take, Auteur ; E. Watson, Auteur ; R. W. I. Brachman, Auteur |Geomembranes (GMBs) are widely used as advective barriers in landfill liner systems. When exposed to the sun, GMBs exhibit a network of wrinkles as a result of thermal expansion. These wrinkles disrupt the intimate contact between the GMB and th[...]
