Landfilling Ash/Sludge Mixtures

Abstract

The geotechnical properties of a mixture of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash and municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge was investigated for a proposed ash/sludge secure landfill. The components as well as mixtures ranging from 10:1 to 5:1 (ash:sludge, by volume) were evaluated, where appropriate, for a number of geotechnical index and mechanical properties including particle size, water content, specific gravity, density-moisture relationships, shear strength, and compressibility. The results from a compactibility study and stability analysis of the proposed landfill were used to help approve a landfill codisposal concept; a full-scale facility was constructed and is currently operating successfully.

Department

Civil Engineering

Publication Date

10-1-1999

Journal Title

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers

Document Type

Article

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