Article | REF: C5438 V1

Comparison of Geomembranes

Author: Jean-Pierre GIROUD

Publication date: August 10, 2015

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9. Use

From the point of view of geomembrane use, the main points of comparison between geomembranes are as follows.

  • The dates of some of the first field installations are as follows:

    • test boards with PVC and polyethylene films (1940s) ;

    • bitumen sprayed on the ground (1947), then small canals ;

    • small sheets of bituminous membranes factory-made to very narrow widths (45 cm) and used on test boards (1950);

    • butyl geomembrane (1957) ;

    • bitumen sprayed on glass cloth in channels (1962) ;

    • EPDM roofing membrane (1965) ;

    • EPDM geomembrane (late 1960s) ;

    • sprayed bitumen on nonwoven...

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