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The most recent advancements of the research activity that has been carried out at the Polytechnic University of Turin since the 1990s are presented, with a focus on the design approaches which can be adopted for the optimisation of the engineered clay barriers that are used as a part of the composite liners of solid waste landfills. A particular attention is devoted to the characterisation of the...