Opportunities for the use of geosynthetics in waste management facilities
The USEPA through its research and field experiences has developed control strategies for hazardous and municipal solid waste landfills and surface impoundments. These control strategies include liner and cover systems. The liner systems include double liners for hazardous waste and a single composite liner for municipal solid waste. The purpose of each individual component will be discussed with options for using natural in-situ materials or geosynthetics. Although natural soils are used as various components, emphasis has been placed on the use of geosynthetics, including geomembranes, geonets, geotextiles, and plastic pipes. Cover systems for both hazardous and municipal waste facilities are based on a multilayer design. The multilayer component characteristics, including performance, thickness, and material type will be discussed. The designs include both natural soils and geosynthetics. It has been demonstrated with field data that the development of construction quality control/quality assurance will improve the performance of the disposal facility. The improved performance of the waste management facility reinforces the confidence of designers as they understand the limits of designing with geosynthetics.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6862799
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-131670/XAB; EPA--600/A-92/273
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSTRACTS
CONSTRUCTION
CONTROL
DESIGN
DIMENSIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
FIELD TESTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LINERS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PIPES
POLLUTION CONTROL
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
REGULATORY GUIDES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOILS
SOLID WASTES
TESTING
THICKNESS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES