Empirical Model for Shear Wave Velocity of Municipal Solid Waste In Situ
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 1
Abstract
Statistical analysis of 146 in situ shear wave velocity () profiles from 37 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill sites worldwide yields a simple linear relationship between MSW and depth up to a depth of 30 m. This empirical linear relationship holds for both U.S. landfills and the worldwide data set. The linear model provides a significantly better fit to the data than either the exponential or power law models for both data sets. At depths greater than 30 m, the observed linear relationship no longer holds. However, data at depths greater than 30 m are sparse and dominated by only a few landfills. Additional investigation of at depths greater than 30 m is required to establish a consistent trend in this depth range. The statistically derived empirical profile developed in this paper is not a substitute for site-specific measurements, but may be useful for preliminary analysis and assessing the reasonableness of measured values.
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Acknowledgments
The financial support by the Geosciences/Seismology Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, through a research scheme [MoES/P.O.(Seismo)/1(88)/2010] is greatly acknowledged. The permission and logistics support from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is greatly appreciated.
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Volume 142 • Issue 1 • January 2016
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Received: Dec 17, 2014
Accepted: Jun 15, 2015
Published online: Jul 10, 2015
Discussion open until: Dec 10, 2015
Published in print: Jan 1, 2016
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