“…To isolate the waste in the landfill from the surrounding environment, thereby minimizing soil and groundwater contamination, as well as environmental degradation, various types of hydraulic barriers have been proposed and used in engineered landfills [1,[9][10][11][12][13][14]. Over the past years, although landfill technology has seen major advancements, such as the development of synthetic liner materials, compacted clay liners (CCLs), however, still remain a critical component of liner systems in engineered landfills [1,3,12,15]. CCLs are commonly employed in barrier systems owing to their availability, low hydraulic conductivity, excellent compatibility with the permeating leachate, high attenuation capacity, and cost-effectiveness [8,9,16].…”