Geo-Chicago 2016
Subtitle: sustainable geoenvironmental systems : selected papers from sessions of Geo-Chicago 2016, August 14-18, 2016, Chicago, Illinois
By: edited by Anirban De, Krishna R. Reddy, Nazli Yesiller, Dimitrios Zekkos, Arvin Farid
Contributors: Yesiller, Nazli, editor; Zekkos, Dimitrios, editor; Farid, Arvin, editor; De, Anirban, editor; Reddy, Krishna R., editor; American Society of Civil Engineers. Geo-Institute; American Society of Civil Engineers
Series: Geotechnical special publication -- no. 271; Geotechnical special publication -- no. 271.
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1009
ISBN-13: 9780784480144; 9781523111985
Subjects: Environmental geotechnology; Congresses; Sanitary landfills; Linings; Materials; Geomembranes; Engineered barrier systems (Waste disposal); Soil permeability; Slopes (Soil mechanics); Stability; Soils; Testing; Géotechnique de l'environnement; Congrès; Décharges contrôlées; Revêtements; Matériaux; Géomembranes; Barrières de confinement (Élimination des déchets); Sols; Perméabilité; Pentes (Mécanique des sols); Stabilité; Essais; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Civil; General
Other titles: Sustainable geoenvironmental systems
Description: Contains 99 peer-reviewed papers on landfill engineering and geosynthetics used for geoenvironmental systems. Topics include: design, testing, and evaluation of geosynthetics in geoenvironmental systems; landfill engineering; sustainable barrier materials and systems; vertical barriers for geoenvironmental applications; slopes, dikes, and embankments; ground improvement; and geoengineering of mine wastes and industrial byproducts.
Notes: Sponsored by Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Includes bibliographical references.