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The Change in Geotechnical Properties of Clay Liner and the Contamination Behavior of Groundwater Due to Contaminant  

Ha, Kwang-Hyun (Sambo Engineering Co. LTD)
Lee, Sang-Eun (Department of Energy & Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University)
Chung, Sung-Rae (SungJi Geotechnical Engineering Co., LTD.)
Chun, Byung-Sik (Department of Civil Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.13, no.1, 2008 , pp. 13-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
The triaxial compression tests and consolidation tests using NaCl solution and leachates as substitute pore (or saturated) water in samples were carried out to find out the behavior characteristics of strength, deformation and permeability coefficient of contaminated clay. Also, the chemical property analysis on the clay samples using scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer were involved. The magnitudes of composition ratio were shown in the order of O, C, Si, Al, and Fe as a result of chemical composition analysis for clay samples. Besides, as the results of triaxial compression tests and consolidation tests, the shear strength, compression and permeability properties were increased with increasing in the concentration of contaminant (NaCl). It may be considered that these circumstances be caused by the changes of soil structure to flocculent structure due to the decrease in the thickness of diffuse double layer with increasing in the concentration of electrolyte. MT3D model was also using to grasp the procedures that the groundwater may be contaminated by the leachates permeated through the clay liner. The results of contaminant transport analysis showed a tendency that the predicted concentration of groundwater was higher with increasing in the initial concentration of $Cl^-$ ion and increased as a nonlinear curves with time. The transportation distance calculated by the use of regression equation between the distance from contaminant source and the concentration of $Cl^-$ ion was increased with increasing the initial concentration.
Keywords
Leachate; Diffuse double layer; Flocculent structure; Contaminated ground-water; Contaminant transport analysis;
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