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ABSTRACT. Geophysics has shown effectiveness in identify areas contaminated by urban solid wastes, contributing to become more effective sounding programs directed to collect of samples and installation of monitoring systems. In this context, this work had as purpose evaluating the potentialities of the integration of geophysical methods (resistivity, induced polarization and self-potential) in the environmental characterization of the area of the sanitary landfill of the city of Bauru-SP. The selfpotential method allowed to detect the direction of the underground flow. The resistivity and induced polarization methods allowed to identify anomalies inside of the saturated zone, that characterize the presence of contamination generated for the migration of the percolated proceeding of the disposal of solid waste. This contamination is confirmed by direct investigation (chemical analysis of the water collected in the monitoring wells). The geophysical methods used had supplied a great number of information about the several characteristics related to interaction between waste disposal area and environment.Keywords: Applied Geophysics, Electrical Methods, Urban Solid Waste. RESUMO.A geofísica tem mostrado eficácia em identificaráreas contaminadas pela disposição de resíduos sólidos urbanos, contribuindo para tornar mais efetivos os programas de sondagem voltadosà coleta de amostras e instalação de sistemas de monitoramento. Dentro desse contexto, este trabalho teve como finalidade avaliar as potencialidades da integração dos métodos geofísicos (eletrorresistividade, polarização induzida e potencial espontâneo) na caracterização geoambiental daárea do aterro sanitário da cidade de Bauru-SP. O método do potencial espontâneo permitiu detectar o sentido do fluxo subterrâneo. Os métodos da eletrorresistividade e polarização induzida permitiram identificar anomalias dentro da zona saturada, que caracterizaram a presença da contaminação gerada pela migração do percolado proveniente da disposição dos resíduos sólidos. A contaminaçãoé confirmada por investigação direta (análise química daágua coletada nos poços de monitoramento).Os métodos geofísicos utilizados forneceram um grande número de informações sobre as diversas características relacionadasà interação entre aárea de disposição de resíduos sólidos urbanos e o meio físico.

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This study evaluated the strength properties of compacted lateritic soils reinforced with polypropylene (PP) waste strips cut from recycled plastic packing with the goal of promoting sustainability through using local materials for engineering work and reusing waste materials as low-cost reinforcements. Waste PP strips with widths of 15 mm and different lengths were uniformly mixed with clayey sand (SC) and clay (CL) soils with the goal of using these materials as low-cost fiber reinforcements. The impact of different PP strip contents (0.25% to 2.0%) and lengths (10, 15, 20, and 30 mm) on the unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of the soils revealed an optimum combination of PP strip content and length. Statistical analysis showed that PP strip content has a greater effect than the PP strip length on the UCS for both soils. Results led to the definition of an empirical equation to estimate the UCS of strip-reinforced soils. The results from direct shear tests indicate that the SC soil showed an increase in both apparent cohesion and friction angle after reinforcement, while the CL soil only showed an increase in friction angle after reinforcement. California bearing ratio (CBR) tests indicate that the SC soil experienced a 70% increase in CBR after reinforcement, while the CBR of the CL soil was not affected by strip inclusion.