An Initial Pilot Scale Geophysical Investigation of a Waste Disposal Site in Kuwait
Publication: Geo-Frontiers 2011: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering
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In this pilot scale study, a surface geophysical investigation consisting of four-electrode electrical resistivity survey technique was carried out on Al-Jahra waste disposal site. This dumpsite, situated very close to a highly populated area, was decommissioned April of 2007 after twenty years of service. The dumpsite was reactivated in August of 2007 and is currently receiving construction, household and agricultural waste streams. This paper presents the preliminary results of the geophysical surveys carried out. The results indicated a complex structure in the subsurface with high resistivity values extending into greater depths in the NW corner of the study area. The depth at which high electrical resistivity was detected coincided with the excavation depth according to plans held by the local municipality. The findings also indicated the absence of leachate at the excavation depth. Such findings were verified by means of physical field-testing. Three boreholes were drilled at the study site for this purpose.
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Agricultural wastes
- Construction wastes
- Electrical resistivity
- Electronic wastes
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Geophysical surveys
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geotechnical investigation
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials engineering
- Pollutants
- Site investigation
- Solid wastes
- Surveys (non-geomatic)
- Waste disposal
- Waste management
- Waste sites
- Wastes
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