Geotechnical properties of synthetic municipal solid waste

International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 429-438

  Reddy, Krishna R ^a   Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan ^b   Gangathulasi, Janardhanan ^a   Bogner, Jean E ^c   Lagier, Thomas ^d  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b Lawrence Technological University ^*  (United States)

^c Landfills + Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Geotechnical properties; Hydraulic conductivity; Shear strength; Synthetic municipal solid waste; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649095363     PISSN: 19386362     EISSN: 19397879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3328/IJGE.2009.03.03.429-438     Document Type: Article

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