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Hydraulic Conductivity of Thirteen Compacted Clays

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Craig H. Benson  and
John M. Trast
Craig H. Benson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
John M. Trast
Affiliation:
STS Consultants Ltd., Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311
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Abstract

Hydraulic conductivity tests were conducted on thirteen compacted clayey soils being used for compacted clay liners at landfills throughout the United States. The soils were prepared to various molding water contents and then compacted and permeated in the laboratory. Results of the tests show that for all of the soils, zones exist in the compaction plane (i.e., dry unit weight vs. water content) where the hydraulic conductivity is similar. These zones fall roughly parallel to contours of constant initial saturation (degree of saturation at compaction), with lower hydraulic conductivities generally occurring for conditions corresponding to higher initial saturation. Wet of the line of optimums, lower hydraulic conductivity is also attained for soils that are more plastic and have a greater quantity of fines. A regression equation was developed from the data to estimate hydraulic conductivity given the initial saturation, compactive effort, plasticity index, and clay content.

Keywords

Clay linersCompacted claysHydraulic conductivity
Type
Research Article
Information
Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 43 , Issue 6 , December 1995 , pp. 669 - 681
Copyright
Copyright © 1995, The Clay Minerals Society

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