Evaluating Suitability of Geomaterials-Amended Soil for Landfill Liner: A Comparative Study
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 24, Issue 4
Abstract
Assessment of cracks are essential for attaining better performance of landfill liner system. This study provides a new vision toward crack prevention in clayey soils. A comparative study of using various geomaterials, biomaterials, and synthetic materials to prevent the desiccation cracks formation in landfill clay liners has been performed. Small-scale materials-amended soil specimens have been subjected to extreme conditions (i.e., soil saturation to drought) for 25 days and crack-influencing parameters, such as crack intensity factor, water content, and shear strength of soil, have been obtained. The results show that addition of wood biochar (WB), pig manure biochar (PMB), and gypsum (GY) can significantly assist the soil to retain more water compared with other amendments. Furthermore, WB, PMB, and GY reduce the development of desiccation cracks in landfill liners. Altogether, this study provides useful insight toward the selection of suitable amendments for various landfill applications.
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Acknowledgments
This work was financially supported by the national Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 41722209). Dr. Narala Gangadhara Reddy (third author) would like to thank the China Scholarship Council for supporting the research in China.
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