Interface Transmissivity Measurement in Multicomponent Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Mesure de la transmissivité d'interface dans les géofilms netonitiques
Résumé
Three different multicomponent geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) from different manufacturers are tested in a transmissivity cell with a new testing procedure to quantify the flow rate and the interface transmissivity between the coating or attached film presenting a hole and the upper geotextile of the GCL. The testing device was previously used in studies aiming to evaluate the interface transmissivity between a damaged geomembrane (GM) and a regular GCL. Different results are obtained regarding the evolution with the time of the flow rate ranging from 1.7310 11 m3/s to 2.1810 10 m3/s at steady state, which is on average in the range of flow rate results obtained with a GM–GCL composite liner. Additional tests performed by adding a GM on top give lower values of flow rates. This shows the importance of the film or coating rigidity for decreasing flow rate and insuring a better quality contact at the interface.