Municipal Solid Waste Slope Failure. II: Stability Analyses
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 5
Abstract
Analyses are presented to investigate the case of a large slope failure in a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill that developed through the underlying native soil. The engineering properties of the waste and native soil are described in a companion paper by Eid et al. (2000). Some of the conclusions from this case history include (1) native colluvial/residual soils in the Cincinnati area underlying MSW can mobilize a drained shear strength less than the fully softened value without recent evidence of previous sliding; (2) strain incompatibility and progressive failure can occur between MSW and underlying materials and cause a reduction in the mobilized shear strength; (3) a stability evaluation of interim slopes, especially when the slope toe will be excavated, blasting will be occurring, and waste placement continues at the top of slope, should be conducted, even though it may not be required by regulations; and (4) the reappearance of cracking at the top of an MSW landfill slope is probably an indication of slope instability and not settlement.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 5 • May 2000
Pages: 408 - 419
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Received: Jan 4, 1999
Published online: May 1, 2000
Published in print: May 2000
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