Centrifuge Modeling of Solid Waste Landfill Systems—Part 2: Centrifuge Testing of Model Waste

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Thusyanthan, N Indrasenan ^a   Madabhushi, S P Gopal ^a   Singh, Sukhmander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

centrifuge; landfills; modeling; municipal solid waste; seismic behavior

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; LAND FILL; SEISMIC RESPONSE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SEISMOLOGY;

CENTRIFUGE MODELS; CENTRIFUGE TESTING; CENTRIFUGE TESTS; MODEL WASTE; MODELING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES LANDFILL; SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL; STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; TEST MODELS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTES;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEISMIC BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845254287     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ14314     Document Type: Article

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