A Case Study of Landfill Construction as a Means of Land Reclamation
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Published:2001
Stuart Mollard, 2001. "A Case Study of Landfill Construction as a Means of Land Reclamation", Geoenvironmental Engineering: Geoenvironmental Impact Management: Proceedings of the third conference organized by the British Geotechnical Association and Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, and held in Edinburgh on 17–19 September 2001, R. N. Yong, H. R. Thomas
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It was proposed to construct a new landfill site at the location of a backfilled former opencast coal site in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. No site restoration had been implemented on completion of opencasting operations and the site represented an area of dereliction, comprising largely unvegetated irregular mounds of opencast backfill material. A comprehensive ground investigation and programme of sampling/monitoring was required to assess the geotechnical and hydrogeological setting of the site, to order to provide a sustainable and cost effective approach to landfill construction, it was decided to review and assess the potential suitability of the clay-rich opencast backfill materials as a fill source for a basal mineral liner. This paper will discuss the investigations and assessments that were undertaken, with particular reference to the material suitability assessments, which facilitated a sustainable approach to the overall site design and provided sufficient information to satisfy the requirements of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.
INTRODUCTION
GROUND INVESTIGATION
LANDFILL DESIGN
SUPPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
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