3. Geomembrane function
3.1 The fundamental concept of watertightness
The function of geomembranes is to prevent the passage of fluids (generally liquids), hence the term "barrier" often used to designate this function (see § 1.2 ). This function derives from the fundamental property of geomembranes, which is their watertightness. Indeed, an intact geomembrane is impermeable...
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CFG – French Geosynthetics Committee
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IGS – International Geosynthetics Society
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International Congress on Geosynthetics
Organized under the aegis of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), the congress is held every four years: Paris (1977), Las Vegas (1982), Vienna (1986), The Hague (1990), Singapore (1994), Atlanta (1998), Nice (2002), Yokohama (2006), Guaruja/Sao Paulo (2010), Berlin (2014), Seoul (2018).
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