Landfilling Ash/Sludge Mixtures
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 10
Abstract
The geotechnical properties of a mixture of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash and municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge was investigated for a proposed ash/sludge secure landfill. The components as well as mixtures ranging from 10:1 to 5:1 (ash:sludge, by volume) were evaluated, where appropriate, for a number of geotechnical index and mechanical properties including particle size, water content, specific gravity, density-moisture relationships, shear strength, and compressibility. The results from a compactibility study and stability analysis of the proposed landfill were used to help approve a landfill codisposal concept; a full-scale facility was constructed and is currently operating successfully.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 10 • October 1999
Pages: 877 - 888
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Received: Aug 27, 1998
Published online: Oct 1, 1999
Published in print: Oct 1999
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