...T. D. Stark; T. R. Boerman; C. J. Connor This paper presents an experimental study to develop a design procedure for the puncture behavior of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) geomembranes. The puncture resistance was measured using the truncated cone test, in which truncated cones are used as puncture...

...J.P. Giroud; K. Badu-Tweneboah; K.L. Soderman A theoretical analysis of the mechanism of geomembrane puncture based on a simple model is presented. The analysis shows that the geomembrane puncture resistance depends on the diameter of the contact area between the geomembrane and the puncturing...