This paper presents findings from an investigation of the large-scale construction solid waste
(CSW) landslide that occurred at a landfill at Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, on December …

The essential issues solved by geoenvironmental engineers relate to the assurance of
uncontaminated regions of the subsurface just as the remediation of locales of the …

Abstract Background On 21 February 2005 the Leuwigajah dumpsite, Bandung (Java,
Indonesia) was affected by a large slide after heavy rainfalls. Second deadliest waste slide …

This paper investigates the shear strength of municipal solid waste (MSW) using the back
analysis of failed waste slopes as well as field and laboratory test results. Shear strength of …

Stability is a factor of vital importance for landfills, during both construction and operation.
Slope failures are likely to occur in landfills located in regions with soft soils and a high …

Meethotamulla open dump (MOD) of Sri Lanka that has received about 290,000 metric tons
of mixed MSW annually collapsed on 14th April 2017 with massive devastation. An …

Seismic stability is of vital importance for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills and this
study proposes an advanced numerical approach considering material and contact …

This study summarized global examples of landfill slope instability over the past 40 years,
then selected 62 cases from 22 different counties to analyse the primary factors causing …

Several noteworthy stability failures occurred at landfills in the United States in the 1980s
and early 1990s, a timeframe coinciding with the promulgation of modern US environmental …

New types of synthetic municipal solid wastes (MSWs) were developed, exhibiting
engineering characteristics similar to those of real MSWs at different states of degradation in …