Main Title |
Electrical resistivity technique to assess the integrity of geomembrane liners / |
Author |
Shultz, David W. ;
Duff, B. M. ;
Peters, W. R.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/2-84/180; EPA-68-03-3033 |
Stock Number |
PB85-122414 |
Subjects |
Hazardous waste treatment facilities--United States--Safety measures ;
Geomembranes ;
Hazardous waste treatment facilities--Safety measures--United States
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Additional Subjects |
Linings ;
Leakage ;
Electrical resistivity ;
Mathematical models ;
Hazardous materials ;
Solid waste disposal ;
Assessments ;
Detection ;
Performance evaluation ;
Design criteria ;
Research projects ;
Industrial wastes ;
Sewage ;
Earth fills ;
Membranes ;
Land treatment ;
Surface impoundments ;
Computer applications
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB85-122414 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
77 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
Two-dimensional electrical modeling of a liner system was performed using computer techniques. The modeling effort examined the voltage distributions in cross sections of lined facilities with different leak locations. Results confirmed that leaks in the liner influenced voltage distributions on the surface of the lined facility. Based on this, a small physical scale model of a lined facility was constructed. Tests were conducted to measure the influence of leaks on the surface voltage distributions of water-filled and earth-filled liner systems. Several leak and current electrode configurations were examined. Plots of measured surface voltages indicated the presence and location of a leak. These tests verified that the electrical resistivity technique could be used for detecting and locating leaks in liners. Larger-scale testing was performed at a 1-acre lined water impoundment. An experimental measurement system was designed and constructed to facilitate data acquisition for various leak locations, water depths, and leak sizes. These data showed the technique to be capable of detecting a 1-inch diameter hole in the liner with an error in location of potentially less than 1 foot. |
Notes |
"PB85-122414." "Final report Sept. 1980-July 1984." "Nov. 1984." "EPA-600/2-84-180." "Contract No. 68-03-3033." Microfiche. |