Location
New York, New York
Date
15 Apr 2004, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a settlement-monitoring program for a preloaded roadway embankment over a closed landfill underlain by three compressible units: municipal solid waste, alluvial peat, and organic silt. To monitor the progression of embankment settlement and assess the effectiveness of the preload treatment, a field instrumentation system was installed within the embankment footprint. The field instrumentation system, consisting of settlement plates, and vertical extensometer and vibrating wire piezometer stations, was monitored prior to construction, during construction, and for approximately 18 months thereafter. The extensometer and piezometer stations provided information on the individual response characteristics of the compressible units to load application. The paper discusses the field settlement and piezometric data, and provides time-settlement relationships for the compressible units. Backcalculated compressibility parameters for landfill refuse are compared with those reported by other researchers for such materials. Application of hyperbolic methods for consolidation analysis is evaluated with respect to reliability as a tool for settlement predictions for similar preload procedures.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2004 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Andersen, Erik O.; Balanko, L. A.; Lem, Joyce M.; and Davis, Dave H., "Field Monitoring of the Compressibility of Municipal Solid Waste and Soft Alluvium" (2004). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 6.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/5icchge/session08/6
Field Monitoring of the Compressibility of Municipal Solid Waste and Soft Alluvium
New York, New York
The paper presents the results of a settlement-monitoring program for a preloaded roadway embankment over a closed landfill underlain by three compressible units: municipal solid waste, alluvial peat, and organic silt. To monitor the progression of embankment settlement and assess the effectiveness of the preload treatment, a field instrumentation system was installed within the embankment footprint. The field instrumentation system, consisting of settlement plates, and vertical extensometer and vibrating wire piezometer stations, was monitored prior to construction, during construction, and for approximately 18 months thereafter. The extensometer and piezometer stations provided information on the individual response characteristics of the compressible units to load application. The paper discusses the field settlement and piezometric data, and provides time-settlement relationships for the compressible units. Backcalculated compressibility parameters for landfill refuse are compared with those reported by other researchers for such materials. Application of hyperbolic methods for consolidation analysis is evaluated with respect to reliability as a tool for settlement predictions for similar preload procedures.
