Scheirs A Guide to Polymeric Geomembranes

A Practical Approach
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-74822-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 596 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Series in Polymer Science

Geomembranes are flexible polymeric sheets which are used asrelatively impermeable liners to contain liquid and vapour. Withuses ranging from canal liners to hazard waste landfills, they areused extensively in a range of industries such as waterconservation, mining, construction and waste management. A Guideto Polymeric Geomembranes: A Practical Approach offers aninformed overview of the developments in this field and includes:
* Detailed discussion of the major geomembrane types
* Manufacturing methods
* Key performance properties
* Industrial applications
* Testing and chemical resistance of geomembranes
* Failure analysis methodology
Written by a polymer research specialist with more than fifteenyears experience in industry, this practical handbook covers themanufacture, use, installation, durability, lifespan andperformance of geomembranes. It covers all the information requiredto enable the reader to select the most suitable geomembranematerial for the job.
This book is a useful reference for engineers and professionalsin industry, environmental consultants, polymer and materialsscientists, and government agencies and policy makers. It is ofparticular interest to those designing, commissioning and operatingwaste management sites, landfills, mine leachate ponds and watercontainment facilities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scheirs, John

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. John Scheirs is a polymer technologist with ExcelPlas Geomembrane Testing Services. He specializes in geomembrane properties, polymer selection, failure analysis and testing and evaluation of geomembrane materials. He has extensive experience in durability testing of many polymeric geomembranes, in addition to routine mechanical analysis, forensic investigation and weld testing of geomembranes and polymeric liners. He has worked widely with HDPE, fPP and PVC membranes. Previously he worked with Exxon-Mobil on the stabilization and long-term durability of HDPE polymers.