Abstract
Compression and gas permeability characteristics of municipal solid waste (MSW) are of great significance to the design, construction, management, and operation of landfill. The objective of this paper was to study the compression and gas permeability characteristics of MSW. A compressing test device and gas permeability test device for MSW were introduced, and laboratory tests were carried out. The test results showed that the final strains at the vertical loads of 100 kPa, 200 kPa, 300 kPa, and 400 kPa were 35.8%, 45.1%, 49.2%, and 55.1%, respectively. The natural logarithm of void ratio and pressure was linearly correlated at different times. Intrinsic permeability measured without considering gas compressibility was smaller than that measured with considering gas compressibility. Intrinsic permeability of MSW decreased with the increase of the inlet pressure. It was suggested that the inlet pressure should be set to 3 kPa for the indoor gas permeability test of MSW. Intrinsic permeability of MSW decreases with the increase of water content and compression displacement. Power function and logarithmic model were suitable for the fitting of permeability and porosity of manually prepared fresh MSW samples, while the K-C model was not suitable. With the increase of moisture content, the coefficient and power index of the power function model decreased gradually. And the slope and intercept of the double logarithmic model also decreased gradually with the increase of moisture content.
Highlights
According to the statistics of the State Environmental Protection Administration, municipal solid waste (MSW) production in China was 152 million tons in 2010 and will reach 210 million tons by 2020. e output of MSW is expected to increase at an annual rate of 8%∼10% [1]
A compression and intrinsic permeability test device for MSW were introduced, and the lab test of the artificially prepared MSW was carried out. e main conclusions were as follows: (1) e MSW sample had great compressibility. e final strains at the vertical loads of 100 kPa, 200 kPa, 300 kPa, and 400 kPa were 35.8%, 45.1%, 49.2%, and 55.1%, respectively. e natural logarithm of void ratio and load was linearly correlated at different times
(2) Intrinsic permeability measured without considering gas compressibility was smaller than that measured with considering gas compressibility
Summary
According to the statistics of the State Environmental Protection Administration, MSW production in China was 152 million tons in 2010 and will reach 210 million tons by 2020. e output of MSW is expected to increase at an annual rate of 8%∼10% [1]. According to the statistics of the State Environmental Protection Administration, MSW production in China was 152 million tons in 2010 and will reach 210 million tons by 2020. E essence of the landfill is a biochemical reactor coupled with stress-strain field, biological field, concentration field, and temperature field. In this reactor, the main input material is municipal solid waste, and the main output material is leachate and landfill gas. Understanding the basic engineering characteristics of MSW has important implications for the design, construction, safety management, and stable operation of landfills [4,5,6,7,8]
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