... of bentonitic mixtures. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2014 geotechnical engineering landfill materials technology Natural zeolites (either fine or granular) were obtained from Gördes deposits in western Turkey (Incal Co., Izmir, Turkey). The Gördes zeolites were in sand-size forms when...

... distribution, geometry and classification of the waste, moisture and organic matter content, unit weight, and temperatures of the landfilled waste. The results are part of research carried out in the Sto Tirso landfill (in the north of Portugal) between 2001 and 2007. The results obtained from different...

... marginally higher undrained shear strengths than those from a limestone-bedrock catchment. Recommendations are made regarding adequate dewatering of the slurry residue and the efficient landfill disposal of the pressed residue cake. 21 8 2009 04 6 2009 © 2010 Thomas Telford Ltd 2010...

...A. Binns, BSc, CEng, FICE; P. N. J. Robinson, BSc, CEng, CGeol, EurGeol, MIMM, FGS; C. S. Eccles, MSc, DIC, FGS, CSci, EurGeol, CGeol, MIEMA, CEnv, SiLC The design and specification of a landfill clay liner require compromises to be made between the requirements of low hydraulic conductivity...

...N. Dixon, BSc, PhD, FGS; S. Ng'ambi, MSc, PhD; D. R. V. Jones, MSc, PhD, MICE, FGS, ACIArb The stability and integrity of a landfill barrier, in both the short and the long term, are vital to performance as a containment system for leachate and landfill gas, and are a requirement of the UK...

... into the behaviour of gassy soils. © 2002 Thomas Telford Ltd 2002 excavation landfill tunnels & tunnelling Gassy soils are defined as soils that contain gases under positive pressure, and are differentiated from unsaturated soils in which the gas pressure is neutral or negative. Gassy soils...

...K. Dineen, BEng, MSc, DIC, PhD; J. E. Colmenares, MSc, DIC; A. M. Ridley, BSc, MSc, DIC, PhD; J. B. Burland, DSc (Eng), FEng, FRS, FICE Landfill barriers are used to control or prevent both migration of leachate from the landfill waste and the ingress of the surrounding groundwater. A typical...

...K. S. Watts, IEng, AMICE; J. A. Charles, BSc (Eng), MSc (Eng), PhD, DSc (Eng), FICE Successful redevelopment on old landfill sites relies heavily on predictive models of engineering behaviour, particularly the long-term settlement characteristics. Predicting the settlement of recently placed waste...

... for the flow and control of leachate in landfills. The hydrogeological limitations on vertical flushing rates in landfills operated as flushing bioreactors are considered and the operation and performance of leachate extraction wells investigated by means of simple analytical models. groundwater landfill...

...L. Edelmann, PhD, DGGT; M. Hertweck, PhD, SIA, USIC; P. Amann, PhD, COST, DGGT, DIA, SIA Landfills may need to be surrounded by engineered liner systems to prevent dangerous leakage to the environment. Depending on the location of the liner, that is, at the bottom, surface or sides of the landfill...

...S. J. McQuade, BSc, CGeol, FGS; A. D. Needham, MSc, CEng, FICE, MCIWEM, MInstWM Defect-free geomembrane liners can be considered impermeable to most landfill leachates so the objective of installing a geomembrane liner without holes and one that will remain intact throughout its design life...

...C. D. F. Rogers, BSc, PhD, CEng, MICE, MIHT, Eur Ing The structural performance of perforated plastic pipelines used for landfill drainage is difficult to predict. This paper aims to describe their structural action on the basis of field measurements, and thereby make recommendations...

...D. I. Stewart, BSc (Eng), MPhil, PhD; T. W. Cousens, BSc, PhD; P. G. Studds, BSc, MSc, PhD; Y. Y. Tay, BEng This paper considers the engineering properties of bentonite-enhanced sand (BES) mixtures in relation to their performance as landfill liners. Data on the swelling, hydraulic conductivity...

...G. E. Blight, PhD, DSc (Eng); A. B. Fourie, PhD The very severe requirements for landfill underliners and leachate management systems that were prevalent in the early 1990s appear to be giving way to a more moderate view of the potential interaction between a landfill and its receiving environment...

...C SAVVIDOU; P J CULLIGAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 CITY UNIVERSITY MASSACHUSETTS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE MIT CENTRIFUGES MODELLING GEOENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS APPLICATIONS GEOTECHNICS CONTAMINANTS TRANSPORT MODELS ENVIRONMENT POLLUTANTS POLLUTION MIGRATION LANDFILL...

...U BOLTZE; M H DE FREITAS; M H D FREITAS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1996 SIMECSOL IMPERIAL COLLEGE GAS GENERATING SITES LANDFILL FILL PRESSURE ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE EMISSIONS DANGEROUS EXPLOSIONS RISKS THRESHOLD MODELS PREDICTION LEVELS FALLS CASE STUDIES DIAGRAMS...

...P LYLE; P J GIBSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1994 ULSTER UNIVERSITY JORDANSTOWN ST PATRICKS COLLEGE SITE INVESTIGATION WASTE DISPOSAL SITES POTENTIAL MAGNETOMETERS PROFILING EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS PORTABLE USE DISUSED QUARRIES FILL LANDFILL NON DESTRUCTIVE BEDROCK...

...H L JESSBERGER; BRIGEOSOC © Thomas Telford and ICE 1994 RUHR UNIVERSITY BRITISH GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY BRIGEOSOC FILL LANDFILL GEOTECHNICS DESIGN CONSTRUCTION SITES ASSESSMENT SAFETY QUALITY ASSURANCE WASTE PILES SUBSOIL MANAGEMENT LININGS COMPOSITE SUBGRADE MINERALS...

...H L JESSBERGER; BRIGEOSOC Geotechnical aspectsof landfill design Proc. I n s h Ciw. Engrs and construction. Geotech. E w n K , 1994,101,Apr., 115-122 Part 3: selected calculation methodsfor GroundBoard geotechnical landfill design Geotechnical Engineering Advisory Panel H. L.Jessberger Paper 10435...

...H L JESSBERGER; BRIGEOSOC Geotechnical aspectsof landfill design and construction. Part 2: material parameters and test methods H, L.Jessberger Proc. Instn Civ.Engrs Geoteck. Engng, 1994, 107, Apr., 105-113 Ground Board Geotecknical Engineering Advisory Panel Paper 10435 H This Paper,the second...