...J. P. Giroud; H. Plusquellec This technical note complements a published lining evaluation for a canal in Egypt. Concrete and geomembrane linings are compared regarding leakage control and cost. Published data on leakage with concrete and geomembrane linings are reviewed, and analyses show...

... are the results of a CSM wall field trial and laboratory testing programme. Polypropylene fibres were added to the soil–cement mix in order to explore whether or not fibres increase wall resistance to bending, reduce the required quantity of steel and thus reduce cost and embodied carbon. The trial involved...