The technical name for the thick plastic used for the liner and cap in a waste disposal area.
a thin flexible impermeable liner, which combined with the strength of the base soil, can be used to reduce seepage
an essentially impermeable membrane used with foundation, soil, rock, earth or any other geotechnical engineering related material as an integral part of a structure or system designed to limit the movement of liquid or gas in a system
A low permeability plastic sheet that is placed over a landfill to deter rain and snow from entering a landfill's waste. Geomembranes are often made from a plastic called HDPE (high density polyurethane). The geomembrane is covered with soil ( barrier protection layer) and top soil to protect it.
An impermeable sheet of polymer, used in contact with soil or rock as part of a civil engineering operation. Geomembranes are used for such applications as lining reservoirs and waste dumps.
A thermoplastic solid sheet material intended to block the passage of ground water.