Title: Analysis of volumetric variation and specific deformation of municipal solid waste in experimental lysimeters

Authors: Rômulo De Medeiros Caribé; Libânia Da Silva Ribeiro; Cláudio Luis Araujo Neto; Raul Batista Araujo De Sousa; Breno Moura De Araújo Nóbrega; Márcio Camargo De Melo; William De Paiva; Veruschka Escarião Dessoles Monteiro

Addresses: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Chemical Engineering, 58429900, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil ' Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Chemical Engineering, 58429900, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil ' Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Chemical Engineering, 58429900, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil ' Hanyang University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 04763, Seoul, South Korea ' Hanyang University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 04763, Seoul, South Korea ' Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Agricultural Engineering, 58175000, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil ' Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Agricultural Engineering, 58175000, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil ' Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Department of Civil Engineering, 58429900, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

Abstract: Problems involving operations, stability and deformability are common in landfills. In most cases, they occur due to high content of organic matter present in the waste mass. The objective of this research was to study the volumetric and specific deformation of municipal solid waste (MSW) using experimental lysimeters at different scales, with high and low concentrations of organic waste. The MSW sample was obtained from the city of Campina Grande-PB. Three experimental lysimeters were manufactured: two bench-scale lysimeters and one pilot-scale lysimeter. The monitoring of settlements was carried out by in situ measurements. The top layer of the pilot lysimeter showed the greatest loss of volume (0.45 m³) over the period of 91 days. The bench lysimeter BL-OW provided massive volumetric deformation over time insofar as it had high concentrations of organic waste. Through this study, it could be inferred that small scale lysimeters can improve degradation.

Keywords: gravimetric composition; volumetric composition; vertical deformation; municipal solid waste; MSW.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2020.107569

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2020 Vol.25 No.4, pp.508 - 520

Accepted: 09 Dec 2018
Published online: 01 Jun 2020 *

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