...E. Kavazanjian; J. Andresen; A. Gutierrez Laboratory testing was conducted to evaluate strain concentrations adjacent to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane seams loaded in tension perpendicular to the seam. Strain concentrations were evaluated using digital image correlation (DIC...

..., geomembrane strain concentrations, geomembrane stress cracking pattern, geomembrane wrinkles, and geosynthetic resistance to differential settlement. The selected examples are such that the important behavioral aspect is not the behavior of the structure in which the geosynthetic is incorporated...

...J.P. Giroud; B. Tisseau; K.L. Soderman; J.F. Beech Polyethylene geomembranes which are subjected to excessive tensile strains often fail next to seams. The analysis presented in this paper shows that strain concentration due to geomembrane bending in the vicinity of seams may play a significant...