Don’t be afraid of making horizontal geomembrane seams on side slopes

FIGURES 1a and 1b Illustration of test setup (a) and photograph of test apparatus (b) for measuring unseamed geomembrane strength in a 90° tensile force configuration Over the years, there have been many discussions raising concerns about having geomembrane field seams located horizontally on side slopes. By not allowing such seams, it usually [...]

By , , |2018-08-01T00:00:27-05:00August 1, 2018|

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UV Weathering of Geotextiles Q: My firm is providing construction quality assurance services for a landfill cell expansion. We are having an issue with our contractor and are going to be in a position of having 8 ounces/square yard (271 g/m2) of nonwoven geotextile exposed for a period of time, which exceeds the seven-day limit [...]

By , , |2018-08-01T00:00:21-05:00August 1, 2018|
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