...J.P. Giroud ABSTRACT: The design of geomembrane liners exposed to the risk of uplift by wind involves an implicit equation for the geomembrane strain in the case where the geomembrane has a linear tension–strain curve. Solving this equation by iterations is tedious and hinders the work of design...

.... Anchorage by tensile members is not considered. Three potential failure mechanisms are identified for the case of anchor benches: (i) sliding of the anchor bench in the downslope direction; (ii) sliding of the anchor bench in the upslope direction; and (iii) uplifting of the anchor bench. It is shown...

...J.G. Zornberg; J.P. Giroud This technical note presents an extension of earlier analytical methods published in 1995 by Giroud et al. for evaluating the uplift of geomembranes by wind. The extension incorporates: (i) the influence on wind uplift of the slope inclination of an exposed geomembrane...

...J.P. Giroud; T. Pelte; R.J. Bathurst This paper summarizes experimental data on uplift of geomembranes by wind and presents a method to determine: the maximum wind velocity that an exposed geomembrane can withstand without being uplifted; the required thickness of a protective layer placed...