Waste barriers in environmental geotechnics

Abstract

One of the major problems or uses of environmental geotechnics is the containment or isolation of waste products from the wider environment. The key processes are often intrinsically multiphysical and/or chemical, which require analysis to reduce possible human or environmental exposure. This paper presents an overview of waste barriers in environmental geotechnics with a focus on two main types, (i) radioactive waste barriers and (ii) municipal waste barriers.