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Is GSE GundSeal GCLs technically equivalent to a typical compacted clay liner (CCL)?

April 26, 2017ccl clay compacted equivalent gcls GSE gundseal liner Technically

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Is GSE GundSeal GCLs technically equivalent to a typical compacted clay liner (CCL)?

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Yes. GSE GundSeal GCLs has the hydraulic equivalence to a standard compacted clay liners which range in thickness from 1 ft to 5 ft (0.3 m to 1.5 m) of low permeability soil. Given the low hydraulic conductivity of GSE GundSeal GCLs (less than 4 x 10-14 m/sec) compared to a typical CCL (1 x 10-9 m/sec), flow through the GSE GundSeal GCL is more than 100,000 times less than a typical compacted clay.