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Time-Dependent Mechanical Response of HDPE Geomembranes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Characterization of the long-term mechanical response of geomembranes used in waste-containment facilities is crucial to designing base liner and cover systems that perform satisfactorily. To investigate the long-term ...
Reconnaissance of the July 10, 2000, Payatas Landfill Failure
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Following ten days of extremely heavy rains from two typhoons, a fast moving slope failure of municipal solid waste was triggered at the Payatas Landfill, Quezon City, Philippines. The wasteslide buried more than 330 ...
Effect of Gas on Pore Pressures in Wet Landfills
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The waste in a landfill may become saturated due to many reasons, including leachate recirculation or extreme precipitation. As high saturation levels in waste are achieved, the permeability of the waste to landfill gas ...