Geomembranes - Identification and Performance Testing / Edition 1

by J.M. Rigo, A.L. Rollin

Overview

Geomembranes are increasingly being used in transportation, environmental and geotechnical applications to control gas and liquid movement. This book provides authoritative guidance on testing of geomembranes. It has been prepared by an international committee of experts under the auspices of RILEM, the International Union of Research and Testing Laboratories for Materials and Structures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412385308
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/06/1990
Series:	RILEM Report Ser.
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

J.M. Rigo and A.L. Rollin

Table of Contents

Preface. A L Rollin, Canada. Part I: General topics. Geomembrane background and overview - R Koerner, USA; Test standards and their classification - J M Rigo, Belgium, and D Cazzuffi, Italy; Seaming techniques, sampling and destructive testing - A L Rollin, Canada, and D Fayoux, Belgium, and G Hemond, Switzerland; Non-destructive field testing - A L Rollin, Canada, and J P Bennetton, France; Part II: Selected topics. Tensile testing - J P Gourc, France; Burst testing - S E Hoekstra, Netherlands; Puncture testing - R K Frobel, USA, and J M Rigo; Friction testing - T S Ingold, UK; Anchorage and pull-out testing - R Koerner, and M H Wayne, USA; Permeability testing - Pierson, F Gousse, France; Stress cracking testing - R. Koerner, and Y H Halse, and A E Lord, USA; Microanalysis of stress cracks - A L Rollin, Canada, and I D Peggs, USA; Chemical resistance immersion testing - I D Peggs, USA; Biological resistance testing - J M Rigo, and R Degeimbre, and J Wiertz, Belgium; Polymer identification testing - Y H Halse, USA, and J M Rigo, Belgium, and D Cazzuffi, Italy, and R Degeimbre, and J Wiertz, Belgium; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The book gives an excellent start for the development of common testing rules across Europe for geomembrane" - GeoJournal

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