Abstract
This article describes the shear test behaviour of flexible geomembrane/nonwoven geotextile interfaces. In addition a database of PVC, HDPE and VFPE geomembrane/nonwoven geotextile interface strengths is presented so that it can be sued for comparison purposes. It was concluded that: the interface shear strengths obtained from torsional ring shear tests are in agreement with those obtained from large scale direct shear tests for the interfaces studied; the smooth side of a PVC geomembrane provides higher peak and residual interface shear resistance that the faille side; Faille PVC geomembrane/nonwoven geotextile interfaces exhibit smaller post-peak strength losses than similar smooth and textured HDPE and VFPE geomembrane interfaces; a polyester based nonwoven geotextile yields higher peak and residual interface shear strengths when sheared against the faille PVC geomembrane surface than a polypropylene based nonwoven geotextile; Nonwoven geotextile fibre type appears to have an impact on PVC geomembrane/nonwoven geotextile interface shear strength; a nonwoven geotextile has a higher peak strength than a geotextile for the faille PVC; and calendering a nonwoven geotextile produces greater interface shear strength with the faille PVC geomembrane than a non-calendered geotextile.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 22-26 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 18 |
| No | 3 |
| Specialist publication | Geotechnical Fabrics Report |
| State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Polymers and Plastics