Consolidation properties of a dewatered municipal sewage sludge

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1350-1358

  O'Kelly, Brendan C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodegrade; Biogas; Consolidation; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; DEWATERING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PORE PRESSURE; SLURRIES; STRESSES;

MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; OEDOMETER; ORGANIC CLAY-SIZED PARTICLES; OVERALL DEFORMATION RESPONSE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CONSOLIDATION; DEFORMATION; DEWATERING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PORE PRESSURE; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SLURRIES; STRESSES;

CONSOLIDATION; SEWAGE; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 32344438736     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t05-054     Document Type: Article

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