A hybrid method for quasi-three-dimensional slope stability analysis in a municipal solid waste landfill

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2484-2496

  Yu, L ^a,b   Batlle, F ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Finite element stress analysis; Hybrid method; Limit equilibrium; Municipal solid waste; Quasi three dimensional analysis; Slope stability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES; CROSS SECTION; DURING CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING TOOLS; FACTOR OF SAFETY; FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS; FOUNDATION SOILS; GEOSYNTHETICS; HIGH AND STEEP SLOPE; HYBRID METHOD; LEACHATE LEVELS; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM; LIMITED SPACE; MSW LANDFILLS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS; QUASI-THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR PARAMETERS; SLIDING BODY; SLIDING MASS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL POSITIONS; STEEPER SLOPES; THREE DIMENSIONAL EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SLOPE STABILITY; TIME ELAPSE; TRIGGERING FACTORS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; UNIT WEIGHT; WASTE MASS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SAFETY FACTOR; SAILING VESSELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SLOPE STABILITY;

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOSYNTHETICS; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENGINEERING; FACTOR OF SAFETY; FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI THREE DIMENSIONAL SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPAIN; WEIGHT;

CITIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

EID: 80054873538     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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