waste consolidation
waste consolidation
(OP)
I need some information regarding how to calculate settlement in landfills? I specifically want to know the consolidation in the middle of the landfill, and all I can find is the settlement calculation formulas for the bottom liner. I ama new graduate and could not find any literature on the textbooks. Can anyone help me through this?





RE: waste consolidation
Be careful with the test fills. I have experience with one particular landfill test section that "predicted" 3 to 5 feet of additional settlement after capping. After capping the entire landfill, the original landfill surface had settled almost 11 feet in a trash thickness of about 100 feet. This landfill had sat untouched for about 10 years before we capped it.
As for a technical reference, I keep a copy of "The Handbook of Landfill Operations" by Neal Bolton, P.E. published in 1995 by Blue Ridge Solid Waste Consulting. Mr. Bolton provides a brief discussion about landfill settlement which mirrors the experience I described above.
I am curious about your actual problem and will help where I can if you provide a few more details about the scope of the particular problem.