Numerical model to predict settlements coupled with landfill gas pressure in bioreactor landfills

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 514-522

  Hettiarachchi, Chamil H ^a   Meegoda, Jay N ^b   Tavantzis, John ^b   Hettiaratchi, Patrick ^c  

^a LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactor landfill; Mechanical compression; Modeling; Settlement

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIOREACTOR LANDFILL; GAS PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL FORMULATIONS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; GAS; LANDFILL; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; SOFTWARE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAS; GEOMETRY; LANDFILL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; WASTE;

BIOREACTORS; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33846063712     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.02.067     Document Type: Article

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