Geosynthetic clay liner ensures reliable containment solutions

Bentofix® geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) are engineered to provide superior sealing performance for a wide range of applications. These needle-punched, reinforced composites consist of two durable geotextile outer layers encapsulating a uniform core of high-swelling sodium bentonite powder. This configuration creates a multi-directional, shear-resistant hydraulic barrier with self-sealing and re-healing properties, making Bentofix® ideal for landfill caps and base liners, environmental protection under infrastructure, water containment, mining operations, and more. The robust design ensures immediate and long-term sealing efficiency, outperforming traditional compacted clay liners. Additionally, Bentofix® offers ease of installation, cost-effectiveness, and adaptability to various project requirements, ensuring reliable containment solutions across diverse civil and environmental engineering projects.

Bentofix® geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs)

Bentofix®, also known as geosynthetic clay barriers (GBR-C) are needle-punched, reinforced composites that combine two durable geotextile outer layers and a uniform core of high-swelling powder sodium bentonite clay. This forms a uniform, multi-directional, shear-resistant hydraulic barrier with self-sealing and re-healing characteristics.

Typical solutions with Bentofix®

  • Landfill caps, closures and base seal
  • Environmental protection under roads, railways, airports
  • Dams and dykes
  • Water containment and pond applications
  • Structural waterproofing
  • Secondary containment
  • Mining applications
  • Tunnels

Project advantages

  • Versatile sealing applications possible
  • Immediate sealing and long-term performance with high swellable sodium bentonite powder
  • Outperforms compacted clay liners
  • Robust geotextiles encapsulate and contain the bentonite
  • Uniform needle-punching provides multi-directional shear strength
  • Thermal Lock process increases internal shear strength and interface friction angles
  • Self-sealing length overlaps; with BFG types all overlaps self-seal
  • Quick, easy and cost effective to install

Selected advantages of Bentofix®

Conservative correlation of internal shear stress, dependent on the Bentofix® peel strength (hydrated under low confining stress)

Bentofix® advantage 1

Bentofix® thermal lock replaces other GCLs as well as other soil barriers on steep side slopes and assures low permeability without sacrificing slope stability.

Explanation: Bentofix® is uniformly needle-punched with over 2 million fibres/m². This results in a uniform, directionally-independent shear stress transfer. Thermal Lock additionally improves the pull-out resistance and the interface friction.

Bentofix® advantage 2

Bentofix® acts immediately as a sealing element. The explanation: high-swelling bentonite powder, uniformly distributed bentonite powder, large bentonite swelling surface and smaller air voids to close.
Performance of powdered Bentofix® bentonite compared to granular bentonite in correlation to water content and gas permittivity.

Precipitation drainage run-off and permeation values of GCLs under 1m cover soil in German climate.

 

Bentofix® advantage 3

Bentofix® utilises the advantages of three high-performance components in one geocomposite:
  1. The nonwoven protects against installation stress and increases the interface friction performance.
  2. The bentonite powder acts as an immediate barrier.
  3. The slit-film woven gives the product the dimension stability and makes the product stable for installation handling.


The result of this trio, combined with the needle-punching and Thermal Lock: A durable, low-permeable sealing system.

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