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Apr 21, 2012
Dynamic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste
Authors: Dimitrios Zekkos, Neven Matasovic, Rami El-Sherbiny, Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, Ikuo Towhata, and Michele MaugeriAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Geotechnical Characterization, Field Measurement, and Laboratory Testing of Municipal Solid Waste
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In areas of moderate to high seismicity, seismic loading typically controls the design of waste fills. In these areas, a reliable estimate of (strain-dependent) material properties of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is required for safe and economical design of waste fills. Our understanding of the dynamic properties of MSW has significantly improved since the promulgation of Federal (US) Subtitle D regulations in 1993. These landmark regulations mandated for the first time seismic design and analysis of landfills in areas of modest and high seismicity (PHGA in excess of 0.10 g; 2,475 years return period). This chapter aims to review the state of the art of our understanding of the dynamic properties of MSW. These dynamic properties of MSW include: (1) The shear wave velocity Vs and small-strain shear modulus Gmax profile; (2) The shear strain-dependent shear modulus reduction G/Gmax and material damping (λ) curves; and (3) The dynamic Poisson's ratio v.
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Geotechnical Characterization, Field Measurement, and Laboratory Testing of Municipal Solid Waste
Pages: 112 - 134
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Dimitrios Zekkos
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
Neven Matasovic
Associate, Geosyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, California, USA
Rami El-Sherbiny
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, USA
Ikuo Towhata
Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Michele Maugeri
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Catania, Italy
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