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02770 PVC Geomembrane - CSI Format
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Quality Control and Assurance: It’s all in the Calendering
May 1986

Quantification of Leak Rates Through Holes in Landfill Liners
December 1986

PVC Geomembrane Case Study- 25 Years Later
November 1993

Demonstrating PVC Geomembrane Durability Landfill Closures
November 1993

Identification and Behavior of PVC Geomembrane Components
April 1994

Successful History of PVC Geomembranes Bureau of Reclamation: 1968 - 1995
March 1996

Comparison of PVC and HDPE Geomembranes
March 1997

Copper Heap Leaching – A Case for PVC Liners 
May 1997

Wedge Welding PVC Geomembranes
May 1998

Case Study of PVC Geomembrane Durability
July 1998

Specifications for Thermal Welding PVC Geomembranes
December 1998

Benefits of PVC Geomembranes For Landfill Covers
January 1999

Comparison of 30 mil PVC and 60 mil HDPE Geomembranes
March 1999

PVC Geomembrane Interface Strengths
December 1999

PVC Geomembrane / Geosynthetic Interface Strengths
April 2000

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Materials
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40 mil PVC Specification  
50 mil PVC Specification  
60 mil PVC Specification 

40 mil Potable Water PVC Spec
Cherry Brine pit liners

20 mil UltraTech Specification   
30 mil UltraTech Specification   
40 mil UltraTech Specification   
35 mil Reinforced UltraTech Spec   

36 mil Reinforced Polypropylene Spec 
45 mil Reinforced Polypropylene Spec

36 mil Coolguard HR Specification  
45 mil Coolguard HR Specification  

Quality Control - Testing
Factory Fabrication - Wolschon Testing  
Factory Fabrication - X-bar-R Charts  
Air Channel Testing PVC  
25 Year Old 10 mil PVC Still Performs  

Interface Friction Angle
Overview  
PVC - Sand  
PVC - Sandy Loam  
PVC - Clay  
PVC - Geotextile 
Syracuse Univ Paper 

Applications
Sylvan Resort Case Study   
Antrim-Kalkaska Landfill Closure Case Study  
Coachella Canal Case Study  
UltraTech Secondary Containment  
UltraTech Storm Water Containment

Installation
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EPI Technical Service Representative 

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Vinyl Information
PGI Minnesota DNR 30 Year PVC Testing
Vinyl Chemistry and Basic Compounding
What is PVC?
Calendering PVC
Calendering PVC - Sheet Integrity
Critical Properties of PVC Raw Materials
Mechanical Properties of PVC
Technology of Plasticizers
Polymeric Plasticizers
Plasticizer Retention
Evaluating Plasticizer Loss In PVC Geomembranes
Phthalate Plasticizers are Safe
PGI Presentation to Michigan DNR
OxyChem Position Paper to MI DNR
Bureau of Reclamation Experience with PVC Seams
EPA Evaluation of Geomembrane Seams
Household Hazardous Waste in Sanitary Landfills
PVC MSW Leachate Resistance
PVC Geomembranes in Solid Waste Landfills & Covers
Examination of a PVC Landfill Cap
Outdoor Exposure of PVC
Differential Settlement
PVC in Arch Dam Repair
5 Questions... ~ Functional PVC
PVC for Evaporation Ponds
Reduction of Destructive Tests for PVC Seams
Plasticizer Retention in PVC Geomembranes

Air Channel Testing
ASTM D 7177 PVC Air Channel Testing
Air Channel Burst Testing of Thermal Welds
Low Temperature Air Channel Testing of PVC
Thermally Bonded PVC Seams "State of the Art"
Reduction of Destructive Tests for PVC Seams
Air Channel Testing Landfill Geomembrane Seams

Friction Angle
Friction Angle Testing Reports
PVC Shear Strength Characteristics

EPI Published Papers Page

PVC Geomembrane Research Negates Film Tearing Bond Requirement

Eliminating costly tests for PVC geomembranes by using new ASTM D 7177 air channel test for field seams

Air Channel Test ASTM D 7177 Eliminates Water Balance Test of PVC Geomembrane Lined Surface Impoundment

Strength testing of thermal welded PVC geomembrane field seams using non-destructive air channel methods

Geomembrane Installation over Structural Foam
Fred P. Rohe
Canadian Environmental Protection magazine
March 2005 

Geomembrane Installation over Structural Foam Fill – General Motors Renaissance Center Plaza and Promenade 
Fred P. Rohe
Presented at the Peruvian International Geosynthetic Societies' "First National Congress on Geosynthetics" held October 27 - 29, 2004.

PVC Geomembrane Liner Placement Underwater in an Operating Irrigation Canal
Fred P. Rohe
Presented at the Peruvian International Geosynthetic Societies' "First National Congress on Geosynthetics" held October 27 - 29, 2004.

 UTILIZING PVC GEOMEMBRANES FOR LANDFILL AND POND LINERS
Fred P. Rohe
Presented at VinylTech '99, Toronto Canada

Geomembrane Liner Selection Using Performance Specifications
Fred P. Rohe
Geotechnical Fabrics Report, January 1991

Road to Morocco
Case study of Golf Course pond liner installation in Africa

Curing of Chemically Welded PVC Seams
F. Rohe & S. Lewis

Speedy Seam Testing
Plastics World Technology News

Containment Liners
Land & Water Magazine

Underwater PVC Geomembrane Placement
Geosynthetics '91 - Atlanta, GA