Werner W. Müller ... 485 pages - Publisher: Springer; (November, 2006) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 3540372865 - ISBN-13: 978-3540372868 ...
High-density Polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes are widely used for liners
and sealings in geotechnical engineering. Common applications include
lining of ponds, dams and dykes, landfill underliners and cover systems,
remediation of contaminated sites, waterproofing for tunnels, and
beneath highways. This handbook covers all aspects of the field: basic
materials, geomembrane manufacture, textured geomembranes, long-term
performance and testing, installation and welding of geomembranes,
quality assurance and control, leak detection, standards,
recommendations and regulations. From The Back Cover: HDPE (High-density polyethylene) geomembranes are nowadays widely used
for large-area liners and construction sealings in geotechnical
engineering. Lining of water ponds, dams and dykes, landfill base liners
and cover systems, remediation of contaminated sites, waterproof for
tunnels, beneath highways and for various other civil engineering
constructions are a few examples of application. The book covers all
aspects of the HDPE geomembrane field: HDPE materials, geomembrane
manufacture, textured geomembranes, properties, long-term performance
and testing, installation and welding of geomembranes, quality assurance
and control, leak detection, standards, recommendations and
regulations. Various important topics are treated in detail. As part of
it, the basic physical and chemical facts necessary to fully understand
HDPE geomembrane properties and performance are carefully developed and
explained. The book may therefore serve as a true handbook for
manufacturers, designers, testing and inspection engineers and
consultants and representatives of responsible administrations giving
all relevant facts for appropriate design, manufacture and installation,
testing and assessment of performance. Parts of it may also be used as
textbook for lectures or seminars on geosynthetics and geotechnical or
geoenvironmental engineering with geosynthetics in faculties of
materials science and civil engineering.