Centrifuge Modeling of Solid Waste Landfill Systems—Part 1: Development of a Model Municipal Solid Waste
Thusyanthan, NI
Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 1PZ

Madabhushi, SP
Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB2 1PZ

Singh, S
Nicholson Family Professor of Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University, EC 238, 500 EI Camino Real, CA, USA, 95053

(Received 3 November 2003; accepted 8 December 2005)

Abstract
This paper presents the development of a model waste that has physical properties similar to those reported by investigators for municipal solid waste (MSW). The model waste was developed using a mixture of peat, E-grade kaolin clay and fraction-E fine sand. Unit weight, compressibility, and shear strength characteristics of the model waste were experimentally determined and shown to match well with those reported for MSW.

Keywords:
municipal solid waste, modeling, centrifuge, landfills, seismic behavior

Paper ID: GTJ12299
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ12299

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