Geotechnical properties of municipal sewage sludge

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 833-850

  O'Kelly, Brendan C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Geotechnical properties; Landfilling; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSOLIDATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRYING; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LAND FILL; PORE PRESSURE; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; LANDFILLING; ORGANIC CONTENT;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIODEGRADATION; CREEP; DEFORMATION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; SLUDGE; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 33747172542     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-005-6611-8     Document Type: Article

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