Coupled experimental assessment of physico-biochemical characteristics of municipal solid waste undergoing enhanced biodegradation

X Fei, D Zekkos - Géotechnique, 2018 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Seven municipal solid waste (MSW) specimens with variable initial waste compositions
were biodegraded in large (d= 300 mm, h= 600 mm) laboratory landfill simulators under …

Numerical modeling of the long term behavior of Municipal Solid Waste in a bioreactor landfill

J Hubert, XF Liu, F Collin - Computers and Geotechnics, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a thermo-hydro-biochemo-mechanical model for simulating the long
term behavior of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in a bioreactor landfill, in which the multi …

Factors influencing long-term settlement of municipal solid waste in laboratory bioreactor landfill simulators

X Fei, D Zekkos - Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Long-term settlement of municipal solid waste (MSW) in bioreactor and conventional
landfills is caused by a number of mechanisms. Laboratory tests in bioreactor landfill …

Performance comparison of a MSW settlement prediction model in Tehran landfill

F Tahmoorian, H Khabbaz - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
The municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills experience a large post-closure settlement over
time. Waste settlement significantly impairs utilities, structures, and the other facilities …

Response of municipal solid waste to mechanical compression

D Zekkos, X Fei, A Grizi… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
The compressibility of municipal solid waste (MSW) is of engineering interest as it affects the
short-term and long-term performance of landfills, as well as their expansion, closure, and …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of selected models simulating the settlement of municipal solid waste (MSW) with a focus on landfills in northern climates

W Alghazali, S Kenny, PJ Van Geel - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Evaluating model parameters through laboratory experiments presents challenges due to
waste heterogeneity and scale effects. This study investigates the settlement response of …

Scaling up laboratory column testing results to predict coupled methane generation and biological settlement in full-scale municipal solid waste landfills

H He, X Fei - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Prediction of methane (CH 4) generation and settlement of biodegrading municipal solid
waste (MSW) is of primary interest to landfills aiming at biogas recovery for energy …

A comprehensive study of settlement during the filling and post-closure phases at a landfill in Québec, Canada: Field data and TMB modelling

W Alghazali, PJ Van Geel, S Kenny - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
In Northern climates, waste placed curbside the evening before waste collection can lead to
partially frozen waste at placement, which delays biodegradation and biodegradation …

Lessons learned from case histories of dynamic compaction at municipal solid waste sites

D Zekkos, M Kabalan, M Flanagan - Journal of geotechnical and …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Dynamic compaction (DC) has an extensive performance record on municipal solid waste
(MSW) sites. A database of 56 test sites has been developed and analyzed to garner …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms of settlement in municipal solid waste landfills

W Powrie, X Xu, D Richards, L Zhan… - Journal of Zhejiang …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Settlement prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a key issue in the design,
construction, and post-closure development of landfills. As MSW is a highly heterogeneous …