Behavior of landfill systems under monotonic and earthquake loading/ (Record no. 153627)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783639030990 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.22 |
| Item number | THU/B |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thusyanthan, Indrasenan |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Behavior of landfill systems under monotonic and earthquake loading/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Indrasenan Thusyanthan |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | VDM Verlag, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Saarbrucken: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 272 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CHAPTER I<br/>I. INTRODUCTtON.<br/>1.1. Typical landfill and configurations components<br/>1.2. Regulatory framework controlling landfills<br/>1.3. Relgulations on landfill siting, design and operations .<br/>1.4. Failure of landfills<br/>1.5. Objectives of the research<br/>1.6. Layout of the thesis<br/><br/>CHAPTER 2<br/>3. REVIEW OF LITERATURE.<br/>3.1. Engineering properties of municipal solid waste<br/>1.1.1. Unit weight<br/>3.1.2. Compressibility<br/>3.1.3. Shear strength characteristics<br/>3.1.4. Moisture content<br/>3.1.5. Porosity<br/>3.1.6. Hydraulic conductivity<br/>3.1.7. Dynamic prpperties<br/>3.2. Liner systems of landfills<br/>3.2.1. Compacted Clay liner (CCL)<br/>3.2.3. Geomembranes (GM)<br/>3.2.3. Geosynthetic clay liners (GCL)<br/>3.2.4. Stability of liners<br/>3.2.5. Previous work on clay liner deformation<br/>3.3. Seismic analysis of landfills<br/>3.3.1. Landfill response to seismic motion<br/>3.3.2. Summary of numerical response analyses<br/>3.3.3. Landfill stability and deformation<br/>3.3.4. Earthquake-induced displacements and validity of decoupled approach<br/>3.3.5. Comparion between one-and two-dimensional seismic analysis<br/>3.4. Landfill performance during past earthquakes<br/>3.4.1. Whittier narrows earthquake<br/>3.4.2. Loma Prieta earthquake<br/>3.4.3. Northridge earthquake<br/>3.4.4. Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTERS 3<br/>2. CENTRIFUGE MODELLING TECHNIQUE<br/>2.1. Introduction<br/>2.2. Scaling LAWS<br/>2.3. Centrifuge and data acquisition<br/>2.4. Centrifuge model container and instruments<br/>2.4.1. Equivalent shear beam (ESB) box and laminar box<br/>2.4.2. Accelerometers<br/>2.4.3. Pore Pressure Transducers (PPTs)<br/>2.4.4. Linearly varying differential transformers (LVDT) and Laser.<br/>2.4.5. Pressure cells<br/>2.4.6. Load cell<br/>2.4.7. Viscometer<br/>2.5. Centrifuge modelling of landfill components<br/>2.5. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)<br/>2.5.2. Clay liner.<br/>2.5.3. Geomembrane<br/>2.6. Test programme<br/>2.7. Model preparation techniques and centrifuge testing <br/>2.7.1. Model preparation<br/>2.7.2. Dynamic Testing<br/>2.8. Preliminary centrifuge test<br/>2.8. Shear wave velocity of model waste<br/>2.8.2. Post-test observations<br/>2.8.3. Particle Image Velocimetry (PtV) analysis<br/>2.8.4. Model waste settlement<br/>2.9. Summary<br/>CHAPTER 4<br/>4. SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR OFMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) LANDFILLS........<br/>4.1. Introduction<br/>4.2. Development of a model municipal solid waste for use in centrifuge testing<br/>4.2J. Physical modelling of municipal solidwaste<br/>4.2.2. Preparation of model waste<br/>4.3. Physical properties of model waste mixtures<br/>4.3.I. Unit weight<br/>4.3.2. Compressibility<br/>4.3.3. Shear strength<br/>4.3.4. Particle size distribution<br/>4.3.5. Choice of model waste.<br/>4.4. Dynamic properties of model waste<br/>4.4.1. Model preparation and testing<br/>4.4.2. Shear wave velocity<br/>4.4.3. Amplification of acceleration in model waste<br/>4.4.4. Evaluation ofshear modulus and damping curves<br/>4.4.5. Calculation of Shear modulus<br/>4.4.6. Stress-strain loops and Shear modulus <br/>4.4.7. Calculation of Equivalent Damping Ratio <br/>4.4.8. Appropriate Data Filtering<br/>4.4.9. Validity and limitations of the use of model waste<br/>4.5. Seismic behaviour of " above and below ground fill" type landfills<br/>4.5.1. Amplification of acceleration through the landfill<br/>4.5.2. Deformations due to seismic loading<br/>4.5.3. Post test observation of IT03<br/>4.6. SEismic behaviour of " area fill" type landfill<br/>4.6.1. Amplification of acceleration through the landfill<br/>4 6.2 Deformations due to seismic loading<br/>4 7. Frequency response of MSW landfills<br/>4 8 Discussion: seismic analysis of MSW landfills<br/>4.9. Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTER 5<br/>5 TENSILE BEHAVIOUR OF GEOMEMBRANES ON LANDFILL SLOPES UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING<br/>5.1. Introduction<br/>5.2. Theory<br/>5 3 Modelling geomembrane<br/>5.3.1. Matching stress-strain characteristics of real geomembranes<br/>5.3.2. Matching interface friction angle of a real geomembrane<br/>5.4. Tension measuring setup<br/>5 5 Centrifuge testing (IT04 and IT06)<br/>5.4.1. Model preparation for tests IT04 & IT06<br/>5.6. Testing procedure<br/>5.7. Tension in geomembrane due to static loading<br/>5.7.1. Results from test IT04 - a completed landfill<br/>5.7.2. Results from test IT06 - a landfill cell<br/>5.7.3. Discussion<br/>5.8. Tension in geomembrane due to earthquake loading<br/>5.8.1. Results from test IT04 - a completed landfill<br/>5.8.2. Results from test IT06 - a landfill cell<br/>5.8.3. Discussion<br/>5.9. Post test observations<br/>5.10. Normal stresses on the side slopes<br/>5.11. Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTER 6<br/>3. INTEGRITY OF LANDFILLS FOUNDED ON LIQUEFIABLE FOUNDATION UNDER EARTHQUAKE LOADING<br/>3.1. Introduction<br/>1.1. Definition of liquefaction<br/>3.2. Centrifuge testing<br/>3.2.1. Model preparation<br/>3.2.2. Model earthquakes<br/>3.3. Completed MSW landfill with geomembrane/clay liner (test IT05)<br/>3.3.1. Acceleration<br/>3.3.2. Excess pore pressure generation and dissipation<br/>3.3.3. Surface soil and waste settlements during earthquake loading <br/>3.3.4. Tension in the geomembrane<br/>3.3.5. Observations during and after test IT05<br/>3.4. Completed MSW landfill with single clay liner (test IT07)<br/>3.4.1. Accelerations<br/>3.4.2. Excess pore pressure generation and dissipation<br/>3.4.3. Surface soil and clay liner movements<br/>3.4.4. Observations during and after the test IT08<br/>3.5. Active MSW landfill with single clay liner (test IT08)<br/>3.5.1. Acceleration<br/>3.5.2. Excess pore pressure generation and dissipation<br/>3.5.3. Surface soil and clay liner movements<br/>3.5.4. Observations during and after test IT08<br/>3.6. Discussion<br/>3.6.1. Acceleration<br/>3.6.2. Excess pore pressure<br/>3.6.3. Clay liner movements and damage<br/>3.7. Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTER 7<br/>6. CRACKING IN CLAY LINERS<br/>6.1. Introduction<br/>6.2. Experimental setup<br/>6.2.1. Specimen preparation<br/>6.2.2. Installation of PPTTs into the clay beams<br/>6.3. Testing procedure<br/>6.3.1. PIV analysis<br/>6.4. Results<br/>6.4.1. Longitudinal strain at mid-span of the beam<br/>6.4.2. Other strain components<br/>6.4.3. Position of neutral axis<br/>6.4.4. Bending moment vs curvature<br/>6.4.5. Pore pressure measurments<br/>6.4.6. Stress distribution in the beam<br/>6.4.7. Stress paths<br/>6.4.8. Extreme fibre stress vs strain<br/>6.5. Tensile strength of extreme fibre<br/>6.6. Strain criteria for crack initiation<br/>6.7. Discussion<br/>6.8. Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTER 8<br/>4. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS<br/>4.1. Introduction<br/>4.2. Amplification potential of MSW landfill<br/>4.3. Acceleration transfer through clay/geomembrane interface<br/>4.4, Tension in geomembrane on landfill side slopes<br/>4.4.1. Static loading<br/>4.4.2. Dynamic loading(earthquake loading)<br/>4.5, Cracking in clay liners<br/>4.6, Summary<br/><br/>CHAPTER 9<br/>7. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH<br/>7.1. Conclusions<br/>7.1.1. Centrifuge modelling of MSW and geomembrane<br/>7.1.2. Seismic behaviour of MSW landfills<br/>7.1.3. Tension in geomemhrane on landflill slopes under static and earthquake foundation<br/>7. 1.4. Integrity o flandfillsf ounded on liquefiable foundation<br/>7.1.5. Cracking in clay<br/>7.2. Future research<br/>7.2.1. Seismic behaviour of MSW landfills on clay foundations<br/>7.2.2. Limiting interface shear strength of geomembrane/clay interface in dynamic loading.<br/>7.2.3. Crackingin compacted clay liners<br/>7.2.4. Excess pore pressure generation in MSW<br/>APPENDIX 1<br/>APPENDIX 2<br/>APPENDIX 3<br/>REFERENCES |
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| Keyword | Earthquake |
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