Impact of Bentonite Quality on Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Vol. 131 (1), 64-77
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1090-0241(2005)131:1(64)
Abstract
The differences in hydraulic conductivity for two geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) containing different qualities of bentonite are evaluated based on permeation with water and chemical solutions containing 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and . The GCL with the higher quality bentonite (GCL-HQB) is characterized by a greater content of sodium montmorillonite (86 versus 77%), a higher plasticity index (548 versus 393%), and a higher cation exchange capacity ( versus ) relative to the GCL with the lower quality bentonite (GCL-LQB). The tests using solutions as permeant liquids were continued until chemical equilibrium between the influent and effluent was established, resulting in test durations that ranged from less than 1 to more than . The hydraulic conductivity for GCL-HQB, , is lower than the hydraulic conductivity for GCL-LQB, , when specimens of both GCLs are permeated with water. However, the hydraulic conductivity for GCL-HQB is always higher than that for GCL-LQB when the specimens are permeated with the solutions. For example, ranges from 2.0 to 2.6 for the tests performed using 5, 10, and solutions as the permeant liquids, whereas the values are , , and for the tests performed using 50, 100, and solutions as the permeant liquids, respectively. Thus, the GCL with the higher quality bentonite is more susceptible to chemical attack than the GCL with the lower quality bentonite.
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