Classification and mechanical behavior relationships for municipal solid waste: Study using synthetic wastes

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-90

  Dixon, N ^a   Langer, U ^a,b   Gotteland, Philippe ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wasteconsult International ^*  (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

Author keywords

Classification; Compression; Mechanical properties; Municipal wastes; Shear strength; Synthetic materials

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; LANDFILL LININGS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOLID WASTES; STIFFNESS;

DIRECT SHEAR TESTS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SYNTHETIC WASTES;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

COMPRESSION; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL LINER; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 37549019311     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:1(79)     Document Type: Article

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