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Geotechnology of Waste Management
Issa Oweis and Raj Khera

Contents

  1. FORMS OF WASTE
  2. INDEX PROPERTIES
  3. CLAY MINERALS
  4. COMPRESSIBILITY AND SETTLEMENT
  5. SHEAR STRENGTH
  6. HYRAULIC PROPERTIES
  7. SITE INVESTIGATION
  8. SITE SELECTION
  9. GROUND MODIFICATION AND COMPACTION
  10. LINERS
  11. LEACHATE GENERATION AND COLLECTION
  12. CAPS
  13. FOUNDATION AND SLOPE STABILITY
  14. GAS MANAGEMENT

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Chapter Details

(Each chapter has a summary, notations, and problems)

1. FORMS OF WASTE
bulletGeneration of Waste
bulletMunicipal Solid Waste
bulletMineral Waste
bulletIndustrial Waste7
bulletCoal Burning Waste
bulletDredged Waste
bulletMunicipal Sludges
bulletHazardous Waste Return to Contents

2. INDEX PROPERTIES
bulletSoils
bulletSoil Classification
bulletUnit Weight of Municipal Waste
bulletMineral and Industrial Waste
bulletDredged Waste Return to Contents

3. CLAY MINERALS
bulletIntroduction
bulletBonds
bulletClay Minerals
bulletClay-Water Interaction
bulletClay Structure
bulletThixotropy
bulletOrganic Compounds in Waste
bulletSoil Pore Fluid interaction
bulletCracking Test Return to Contents

4. COMPRESSIBILITY AND SETTLEMENT
bulletGeneral
bulletSettlement
bulletInitial Settlement
bulletPrimary Compression
bulletSettlement Rate
bulletSecondary Compression
bulletSettlement of Municipal Landfills
bulletSettlement of Mineral and industrial Waste Return to Contents

5. SHEAR STRENGTH
bulletStress-Strain Behavior
bulletFailure Theories
bulletStrength Tests
bulletSelection of Strength Parameters
bulletStrength of Municipal Waste
bulletInterface Resistance of Geosynthetics
bulletStrength of Mineral and industrial Waste Return to Contents

6. HYRAULIC PROPERTIES
bulletBasic Hydraulic Properties
bulletLaboratory Measurements
bulletPermeant
bulletHydraulic Conductivity Tests
bulletFactors Affecting Hydraulic Conductivity
bulletPhysiochemical Changes
bulletSoil Fluid Compatibility
bulletVolume Change
bulletMicroorganisms
bulletLaboratory Tests
bulletLaboratory and Field Hydraulic Conductivity Variations
bulletHydraulic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste
bulletHydraulic Properties of Mineral Waste
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

7. SITE INVESTIGATION
bulletIntroduction
bulletHealth and Safety
bulletInvestigation Phases
bulletIn-situ Measurement of Soil and Rock Properties
bulletGeophysical Methods
bulletGroundwater Level Measurements
bulletField Permeability Tests
bulletGroundwater Sampling
bulletField Monitoring
bulletSummary
bulletNotations Return to Contents

8. SITE SELECTION
bulletIntroduction
bulletThe Siting Process
bulletSussex County
bulletData Sources in the United States
bulletSummary
bulletProblems Return to Contents

9. GROUND MODIFICATION AND COMPACTION
bulletSettlement of Mineral and industrial Waste
bulletCompaction
bulletDynamic Deep Compaction
bulletPreloading
bulletOther Stabilizing Techniques
bulletConstruction on Landfills
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

10. LINERS
bulletIntroduction
bulletGeosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLS)
bulletLeakage from Liners and Covers
bulletSubgrade Preparation
bulletCompacted Soil Liner
bulletGeomembranes
bulletVertical Barrier Walls
bulletTransit Time
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

11. LEACHATE GENERATION AND COLLECTION
bulletWaste Decomposition
bulletLeachate Generation
bulletLeachate Collection
bulletDrainage and Filter Requirements
bulletLeachate Recirculation
bulletSumps
bulletQuality Control
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

12. CAPS
bulletRegulatory Guidance
bulletFunction
bulletMaterials
bulletCover Efficiency
bulletErosion Analysis (Permissible Velocity)
bulletErosion Analysis (Permissible Shear Stress Method)
bulletErosion Protection
bulletFlow Estimates
bulletErosion Protection Methods
bulletUse of Fabrics
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

13. FOUNDATION AND SLOPE STABILITY
bulletFoundation Stability
bulletSide Slope and Stability
bulletStrain Compatibility
bulletAnchor Trench
bulletSeismic Loading
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

14. GAS MANAGEMENT
bulletIntroduction
bulletAnalytical Estimates of Gas Generations
bulletEmpirical Estimates of Gas Generation
bulletInvestigations for Gas
bulletGas Migration
bulletControl of Gas by Pumping
bulletGas Control
bulletSummary
bulletNotations
bulletProblems Return to Contents

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