HDPE geomembranes · 2026
Shear Behavior of HDPE Geomembrane Interfaces with Tropical Soils
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Research overview
Large direct-shear tests compare smooth and textured flat-die HDPE geomembranes against lateritic clay and river sand, with rigid and soil supports. Soil type, surface texture and support changed the mobilised interface strength and failure mode; the two soils, selected geomembranes and laboratory stress range limit transfer to other liner systems. CAPES and CNPq funded the work, and Ober S/A supplied the tested geosynthetics without an author role.
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- Authors
- Henrique Rodrigues Lopes, Maria Alejandra Aparicio-Ardila, Jefferson Lins da Silva
- Publication year
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10706-026-03806-2
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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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