Abstract: Hydraulic conductivity of soil-bentonite (SB) slurry-trench cutoff walls is highly influenced by the stress state. A model based on force equilibrium is proposed to predict the stresses in SB cutoff walls, considering not ...

Abstract: Stability of slurry trenches during excavation is a major concern in design and construction. This paper presents an approach for stability analysis of slurry trenches based on Rankine’s theory of earth pressure. The ...

Abstract: Measuring the diffusion coefficient of clay-based liner materials is important in estimating and predicting long-term barrier performance in waste containment facilities. Various theoretical models, including the finite ...

Abstract: Low-permeability slurry trench cutoff walls are commonly constructed as barriers for containment of subsurface point-source pollution or as part of seepage-control systems on contaminated sites. A method to estimate wall ...