Title

Estimating The Hydraulic Conductivity Of Landfilled Municipal Solid Waste Using The Borehole Permeameter Test

Keywords

Boreholes; Florida; Hydraulic conductivity; Landfills; Municipal wastes; Solid waste

Abstract

This paper reports the in situ field saturated hydraulic conductivity of municipal solid waste at a landfill in Florida. The saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) was estimated at 23 locations using the borehole permeameter test, a method commonly used for determination of the Ks of unsaturated soil. The Ks of the landfilled waste was found to range from 5.4×10-6 to 6.1×10-5cm/s. The Ks was found to be on the lower end of the range of Ks reported by previous studies. The hydraulic conductivity of the waste decreased with depth, the likely result of greater overburden pressures associated with deep locations of the landfill. Permeability values (kw) of the landfilled waste calculated based on Ks were compared with permeability values estimated using air as the fluid (air permeability, ka). Values of ka were found to be approximately three orders of magnitude greater than those of kw. The lower permeability of the waste to water was primarily attributed to entrapped gas. Other factors such as potential clogging of media and short-circuiting of air along the well may also have contributed to the differences in ka and kw. © 2006 ASCE.

Publication Date

6-1-2006

Publication Title

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volume

132

Issue

6

Number of Pages

645-652

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:6(645)

Socpus ID

33646714813 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646714813

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