GCL & bentonite · 2026
Hydrodynamic Simulation of Swelling of Bentonite Granules and Hydraulic Conductivity of Geosynthetic Clay Liner
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Research overview
An idealised two-dimensional model links nonuniform bentonite swelling to evolving flow paths. The simulated conductivity changes explain a mechanism; they are not measured design values or validation of a commercial GCL.
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- Authors
- Li Gong, Juan Hou, Fuqiang Zhang
- Publication year
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.3390/pr14193105
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- Full text at the original publisher or institutional repository.
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- CC BY 4.0 ↗
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