A general solution for leakage through geomembrane defects overlain by saturated tailings and underlain by highly permeable subgrade

• Published in: Geotextiles and geomembranes Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 694 - 707
• Main Authors: Rowe, R. Kerry, Fan, Jiying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Essex Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Aspect ratio; Boundary conditions; Defects; Geochemistry; Geomembrane; Geosynthetics; Graphene; Heat transfer; Leakage; Rectangular defect; Slit; Slits; Stress; Tailings; Leakage; Geosynthetics; Slit; Tailings; Geomembrane; Rectangular defect

Experimental data is presented for leakage through slits, square, and rectangular geomembrane defects overlain by silty sand tailings and underlain by a well-graded gravel. The rectangular GMB defects have a range of widths, B, lengths, L, and aspect ratios (L/B), and ratios of defect length to thic...