Development of a MSW classification system for the evaluation of mechanical properties

Waste Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-232

  Dixon, Neil ^a   Langer, Ulrich ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DATA REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING;

DEGRADABILITY; GEOTECHNICAL CLASSIFICATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); WASTE BODIES;

SOLID WASTES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENGINEERING; MATERIALS; MECHANICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 29444445512     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.018     Document Type: Article

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