Large Oedometer for Measuring Stiffness of MBT Waste

Petrović, Igor; Štuhec, Damir; Kovačić, Davorin

doi:10.1520/gtj20130015

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“…A similar distribution of mass content in MB pre-treated waste was also confirmed by the author's research (Petrovic et al, 2014). The particle size distribution curves for MB pre-treated MSW presented in Figure 1 were established from two (denoted as A and B) air dried samples with residual moisture contents of 7% in accordance with the Croatian standard testing procedure HRN.U.B1.018 (1980).…”

Section: Influence Of Biodegradation On Particle Size Distributionsupporting

confidence: 75%

Mini-review of the geotechnical parameters of municipal solid waste: Mechanical and biological pre-treated versus raw untreated waste

Petrović

2016

Waste Manag Res

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The most viable option for biostabilisation of old sanitary landfills, filled with raw municipal solid waste, is the so-called bioreactor landfill. Even today, bioreactor landfills are viable options in many economically developing countries. However, in order to reduce the biodegradable component of landfilled waste, mechanical and biological treatment has become a widely accepted waste treatment technology, especially in more prosperous countries. Given that mechanical and biological treatment alters the geotechnical properties of raw waste material, the design of sanitary landfills which accepts mechanically and biologically treated waste, should be carried out with a distinct set of geotechnical parameters. However, under the assumption that 'waste is waste', some design engineers might be tempted to use geotechnical parameters of untreated raw municipal solid waste and mechanical and biological pre-treated municipal solid waste interchangeably. Therefore, to provide guidelines for use and to provide an aggregated source of this information, this mini-review provides comparisons of geotechnical parameters of mechanical and biological pre-treated waste and raw untreated waste at various decomposition stages. This comparison reveals reasonable correlations between the hydraulic conductivity values of untreated and mechanical and biological pre-treated municipal solid waste. It is recognised that particle size might have a significant influence on the hydraulic conductivity of both municipal solid waste types. However, the compression ratios and shear strengths of untreated and pre-treated municipal solid waste do not show such strong correlations. Furthermore, another emerging topic that requires appropriate attention is the recovery of resources that are embedded in old landfills. Therefore, the presented results provide a valuable tool for engineers designing landfills for mechanical and biological pre-treated waste or bioreactor landfills for untreated raw waste as well as planning landfill mining projects.

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Section: Influence Of Biodegradation On Particle Size Distributionsupporting

confidence: 75%