Geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste at different phases of biodegradation

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2275-2286

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

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b Lawrence Technological University ^*  (United States)

^c Landfills + Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioreactor landfills; Compressibility; Degree of decomposition; Geotechnical properties; Hydraulic conductivity; Leachate recirculation; Moisture content; Shear strength; Synthetic municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR LANDFILLS; DEGREE OF DECOMPOSITION; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; LEACHATE RECIRCULATION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; SYNTHETIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ADHESION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DEGRADATION; FRICTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TRIBOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPRESSIBILITY; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; TRIAXIAL TEST;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPRESSION; CONDUCTANCE; DECOMPOSITION; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; GASES; PRESSURE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE; SHEAR STRENGTH; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052358713     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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