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Filtration and Drainage

A major field of investigation for MGG. Here, we examine the use of geopolymers and other geosynthetic materials in filtration and drainage, as well as the drainage properties of soil.

Publications

2008

Journal Articles
  • Kamruzzaman, Haque, A. & Bouazza, A. (2008). Filtration behaviour of cohesionless soils under cyclic loads. Geotechnique, Vol. 58,
  • Abuel-Naga, H., Bouazza, A. Bowders, J., Collazos, O. (2008). Numerical evaluation of prefabricated vertical drain enhanced soil vapour extraction system. Geosynthetics International , Vol. 15, No3,
  • Jeon, H.Y., Bouazza, A., Kim, Y. (2008). Antioxidant depletion from HDPE geomembranes upon exposure to acidic and alkaline solutions. Polymer Testing, Vol.27, pp.434-440.
  • Bouazza, A., Vangpaisal, T, Abuel-Naga, H.M. & Kodikara, J. (2008). Analytical modelling of gas leakage rate through a geosynthetic clay liner-geomembrane composite liner due to a circular defect in the geomembrane. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 26, No.2, pp.109-204.
  • Youk, J.H., Jeon, H.Y., Kim, S.H. and Bouazza, A. 2008, ‘Effect of surface modification on performance of nonwoven geotextiles’, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 484, pp. 195-206.
Conference Proceedings
  • Haque, A., Kamruzzaman, AHM, Christie, D. and Bouazza, A. (2008). Towards a better design guideline of sub-ballast materials for filtration purpose under cyclic load,CORE, Perth, Australia pp. 611-616.
  • Bouazza A, Abuel-Naga HM, Gates WP, Laloui, L. 2008. Temperature effects on volume and hydraulic properties of geosynthetic clay liners. Proceedings of the 1st Pan American Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition. 2-5 March. Cuncun, Mexico.
  • Jeon, H.Y. and Bouazza, A. 2008, ‘Analytical consideration of installation damage tests for geogrids’, in Proceedings of the 12th Int. Conf. of Int. Assoc. for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Ed. M.N. Jadhav et al, IACMAG, Goa India, pp. 3520-3529.
  • Nahlawi, H., Kodikara, J.K. and Bouazza, A. 2008, ‘Capillary rise in unsaturated nonwoven geotextiles’, in Proceedings of the First Pan American Geosynthetics Conference and Exhibition, Eds. R.J. Bathurst and E.M. Palmeira, Industrial Fabrics Association Int., Minneapolis USA, pp. 281-289.

2007

Journal Articles
  • Bouazza, A., Jefferis, S., Vangpaisal, T. Analysis of degree of ion exchange on Atterberg limits and swelling of geosynthetic clay liners, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol.25, No 3, pp.170-185.
  • Bouazza, A., Jefferis, S., Vangpaisal, T. Investigation of the effects and degree of calcium exchange on the Atterberg limits and swelling of geosynthetic clay liners subjected to wet-dry cycles, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol 25(3), pp. 170-185.
  • Bouazza, A. and Rahman, F. Oxygen diffusion through partially hydrated geosynthetic clay liners, Geotechnique, Vol 57(9), pp 767-772.
  • Bouazza, A. and Vangpaisal, T. Gas transmissivity at the interface of a geomembrane and the geotextile cover of a partially hydrated geosynthetic clay liner, Geosynthetics International, Vol 14(5), pp 316-319.
  • Bouazza, A. and Vangpaisal, T. Gas permeability of GCLs: Effect of poor distribution of needle punched fibres, Geosynthetics International, Vol 14(4), pp. 248-252.

2006

Journal Articles
  • Bouazza, A. and Vangpaisal, T. Laboratory investigation of gas leakage rate through a circular defect in a GM/GCL composite, Geotextiles and Geomembranes.
  • Bouazza, A. and Vangpaisal, T. Modelling of gas advective flow through GCL and composite liners in multilayered landfill cover systems, Geotextiles and Geomembranes.
  • Bouazza, A., Vangpaisal, T. and Jefferis, S. Effects of wet-drying cycles and ion exchange on gas permeability of geosynthetic clay liners, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 8, pp. 1011-1018.
  • Bouazza, A., Haque, A., Kwang, P.S. and Chapman, G. Strength improvement of Coode Island Silt by the soil mixing method, Australian Geomechanics Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 101-106.
  • Bouazza, A., Zornberg, J., McCartney and Nahlawi, H. Significance of unsaturated behaviour of geotextiles in earthen structures , Australian Geomechanics Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 133-142.
  • Bouazza, A., Freund, M. and Nahlawi, H. Water retention of nonwoven polyester geotextiles, Polymer Testing.
Conference Proceedings
  • Bouazza, A. and Vangpaisal, T. Effect of poor distribution of needle punched fibres in geosynthetic clay liners, Proceedings of the 5th Int. Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, Cardiff, UK, Vol. 1, pp. 377-383.
  • Bouazza, A. and Jeon, H.Y. Evaluation of mechanical and hydraulic properties of plasma treated non woven geotextiles, Proceedings of the 8th Int. Conf. on Geosynthetics, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. 4, pp. 1707-1709.
Book Chapters
  • Bouazza A, Gates WP Abuel-Naga H. 2006. Factors impacting liquid and gas flow through geosynthetic clay liners. Geosynthetics – Recent Developments. Commemorating Two Decades of Geosynthetics in India, Indian International Geosynthetics Society, New Delhi. Chapter 9, pp. 119-146.

2005

Conference Proceedings
  • Bouazza, A. Some critical aspects affecting the hydraulic/gas performance of geosynthetic clay liners. Keynote paper. Proc. International Symposium on Geosynthetics Applications for Ground Reinforcement Improvement, Busan, Korea, pp.1-20.