Analyses of Seismic Damage to Interfaces in Waste Containment Systems: A Review
Publication: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 9, Issue 4
Abstract
Interfaces are generally the weak links in most structural systems because they are locations of stress concentration and physicochemical/biological attack from both external and internal causes. For waste containment systems in seismically active zones, stress concentration and possible damage initiation at interfaces among different layers of materials depend on input seismic parameters, site characteristics, containment system design configuration, and both material and interface characteristics of components of the system. The approaches and quantitative methods that have been used to analyze the strength and stability of waste containment structural components and systems, including adaptations from earthdam design techniques, are discussed. Using U.S. regionalization data from HAZUS (Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology), containment system liner displacements in lateral and vertical directions are predicted for a liner base at 5 m depth shaken by waves with periods 0.1–0.5 at amplified ground accelerations of , and respectively. The use of zonation data on seismic and soil parameters, such as those provided by HAZUS in waste containment damage models, has utility in the assessment of potential losses that can be induced by seismic events at larger spatio-temporal scales.
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Acknowledgments
Resources for this analysis were provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) through a grant awarded to the researchers at the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES) and the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC. The authors appreciate the opportunity provided by NSF to engage in this research.
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Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management
Volume 9 • Issue 4 • October 2005
Pages: 292 - 304
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Received: Apr 15, 2005
Accepted: May 25, 2005
Published online: Oct 1, 2005
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