Research Article

Utilization of Waste Clay from Boron Production in Bituminous Geosynthetic Barrier (GBR-B) Production as Landfill Liner

Table 3

Physical properties of all specimens and constituents.

Reinforcement stateSpecimenThickness (mm)Mass per unit area (kg/m2)Tensile force (kN)Elongation (%)

Without reinforcementBTM30CW701.42.20.003320
BTM40CW601.32.00.002220
BTM50CW501.21.80.001020
BTM40CW50BNT101.42.30.001020
BTM40CW52BNT81.42.50.001220
BTM40CW55BNT51.52.70.001320
BTM40CW50TW101.52.30.002950
BTM40CW52TW81.52.50.002230
BTM40CW55TW51.72.60.002232

With reinforcement
 Glass fleeceGlass fleece0.250.0440.10451.4
CT-BTM30CW703.24.40.51527
CT-BTM40CW602.74.00.63867
CT-BTM50CW502.83.60.46067
CT-BTM40CW50BNT103.05.40.55207
CT-BTM40CW52BNT83.14.90.57358
CT-BTM40CW55BNT53.24.60.60007
CT-BTM40CW50TW103.24.60.31045
CT-BTM40CW52TW83.75.00.56067
CT-BTM40CW55TW53.65.20.48607
 Nonwoven polyesterNonwoven polyester0.50.1480.388540
PK-BTM30CW703.24.50.492868
PK-BTM40CW602.54.10.421357
PK-BTM50CW503.03.70.483068
PK-BTM40CW50BNT103.14.70.406153
PK-BTM40CW52BNT83.45.00.462462
PK-BTM40CW55BNT53.45.50.496467
PK-BTM40CW50TW103.24.70.508835
PK-BTM40CW52TW83.55.10.493559
PK-BTM40CW55TW53.65.30.498659

Commercial geomembrane3.23.60.403275

BTM: bitumen; CW: waste clay; BNT: bentonite; TW: waste tire; PK: nonwoven polyester; CT: glass fleece
All numbers in specimen codes represent the percentage of material at its left in the mixture.