Effect of water salinity on the water retention curve of geosynthetic clay liners

• Main Authors: Lu, Yi, Abuel-Naga, Hossam, Leong, Eng-Choon, Bouazza, Abdelmalek, Lock, Peter
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Geosynthetics; Geosynthetic Clay Liners
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142429
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The effect of water salinity on the water retention curve of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs), under constant volume condition is examined. The results indicate that at a constant gravimetric moisture content the total suction increases as the salinity of the wetting liquid increases. Furthermore, th...