{"title":"Climate Change Effects of Gases from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills","authors":"D. Manheim, N. Yeşiller, J. Hanson","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg035","url":null,"abstract":"Direct and indirect effects of landfill gases and interrelationships between direct and indirect climate-forcing emissions and cover soil characteristics were analyzed at 5 municipal solid landfills in California. Fluxes of 80 chemicals were quantified across daily, intermediate, and final covers using static flux chambers. Whole-site emissions were scaled up using the flux data. Direct and indirect climate-forcing emissions were estimated through application of global warming (direct), atmospheric degradation (direct), tropospheric ozone forming (indirect), stratospheric ozone depleting (indirect), and secondary aerosol forming (indirect) potentials reported for each chemical. Methane emissions accounted for 46 to 99% of the total direct climate-forcing emissions. Nitrous oxide and F-gases collectively accounted for 1 to 99% of the total direct climate-forcing emissions. Overall direct emissions accounted for 93 to nearly 100% of the total combined (direct and indirect) climate-forcing emissions. Correlations were observed: a) between direct and indirect climate-forcing emissions of greenhouse gases and water content parameters as well as void ratio and b) between direct and indirect climate-forcing emissions of NMVOCs and mass of water in a cover profile, volumetric air content, temperature, and volumetric solids content.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125908024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Yohanna, T. S. Ijimdiya, A. Eberemu, Kolawole J Kolawole
{"title":"Diffusion study of municipal solid waste contaminants in compacted lateritic soil treated with bacillus coagulans","authors":"P. Yohanna, T. S. Ijimdiya, A. Eberemu, Kolawole J Kolawole","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg038","url":null,"abstract":"The diffusion of municipal solid waste (MSW) contaminants in compacted lateritic soil-Bacillus coagulans (B. coagulans) mixture was studied. Diffusion test for single reservoir, decreasing source was adopted. Soil samples were treated with B. coagulans at one-third (1/3) pore volume in stepped suspension density of 0, 1.5 × 10 8 , 6 × 10 8 , 1.2 × 10 9 , 1.8 × 10 9 and 2.4 × 10 9 cells/ml, respectively, before compaction. Specimens were prepared at optimum moisture content (OMC) of British Standard heavy (BSH) compaction energy. Cementation reagent containing 3 g Nutrient broth, 20 g urea, 10 g NH4Cl, 2.12 g NaHCO3 and 2.8 g CaCl2 per litre of distilled water was injected by gravity in three (3) cycles of 6 hours interval into the compacted specimens. Thereafter, the specimens were sealed at the top with plastic sheets with small openings for the sequential introduction of water and leachate for 21 days and 69 days, respectively, to simulate field condition. Results obtained show that diffusion testing water content, pH and electrical conductivity within the soil column decreased with depth. Generally, all the cations considered had diffusion coefficient (D * ) and tortuosity factors (a) values that increased with increase in B. coagulans suspension density. However, Mg 2+ had value that initially decreased from 5.98 × 10 -9 at 0 cells/ml to a minimum value of -4.30 × 10 -8 at 1.5 × 10 8 cells/ml and thereafter increased to 1.64 × 10 -9 at B. coagulans suspension density of 2.4 × 10 9 cells/ml. The apparent D * and a values for the anions considered initially decreased to a minimum and thereafter increased. The pore fluid concentration profile for the numerous chemical classes tested showed that the compacted lateritic soil B. coagulans mixture can attenuate K + and Cl – ions in MSW containment application.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124852908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of unconfined compressive strength on heated bentonite-sand mixture by chemical exposure","authors":"T. Nishimura, J. Koseki","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg002","url":null,"abstract":"The construction design of deep geological repositories for high-level radioactive waste (HLW) consist of the construction of a barrier system around the waste containers produced by a sealing hard stiffness material. In this paper, thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical properties of bentonite-sand were presented for geological and engineered barrier through Na-type bentonite. Unconfined compressive strengths were measured, and compared under unsaturated/saturated condition, with/without heating effect and/or chemical exposure due to salt components. Saturated specimens were swelled both distilled water and salt water with salt component of 3.5 %. Also, heating effort leaded decreasing of unconfined compressive strength for saturated bentonite-sand samples.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"200 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132749867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ji Chen, Jianxin Yang, Yanhong Chen, Bin Li, Yucheng Huang, Q. Tang
{"title":"Numerical analysis of dynamic loads in pavement structures based on the subgrade material of MSWI bottom ash","authors":"Ji Chen, Jianxin Yang, Yanhong Chen, Bin Li, Yucheng Huang, Q. Tang","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg107","url":null,"abstract":"With the rapid promotion of city urbanization, the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) is increasing. Incineration can significantly reduce the mass, volume and generate energy at the meanwhile, making it a mainstream approach for recycle of MSW. The process of incineration brings about various benefits, such as good capacity reduction, high quality reduction, effective removal of harmful components, and high efficiency of resource reuse. The utilization of MSWI bottom ash can achieve the purpose of energy conservation, emission reduction and resource recycling. Recently, MSWI has been successfully recycled for many applications, especially in road construction. Many simulation studies have conducted it as substitutable material in subgrade layer, owing to the similarity to traditional mineral aggregate. It is indispensable to develop a resistance as subgrade layer, and the purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of MSWI bottom ash for practical application in subgrade layer. For this reason, an ABAQUS finite element simulation model of pavement structure subjected to dynamic loads has been conducted.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"262 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114338592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk assessment procedure for the performance-based design of landfill lining systems and cutoff walls","authors":"A. Dominijanni, N. Guarena, M. Manassero","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg028","url":null,"abstract":"The performance-based design of pollutant containment systems, such as landfill bottom liners and cutoff walls, requires the impact of pollutant migration on groundwater quality to be assessed. The effectiveness of pollutant containment systems is indeed demonstrated through the verification that the risk for human health and the environment due to the pollutant migration is limited to an acceptable level. This risk is quantified through the calculation of the pollutant concentration in the groundwater, which is expected to remain less than some prescribed level at a compliance point. The paper describes analytical and numerical solutions to pollutant transport, which allow the pollutant concentration in the groundwater to be calculated under different boundary conditions. Based on the results obtained from these solutions, the role played, not only by the hydraulic and diffusive properties of the containment barriers, but also by the hydrogeological features of the site (e.g. the groundwater velocity and the mechanical dispersion within the aquifer) is pointed out.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114814427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behavior of hazardous metal(loid)s release from excavated marine sedimentary rock under atmospheric exposure with drying-wetting cycles","authors":"Yuto Yoshida, H. Sakanakura, T. Miura, M. Katoh","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg149","url":null,"abstract":"Large amounts of marine sedimentary rock are excavated for the construction of modern high-speed railways and roads, and they pose environmental risk due to the release of hazardous metal(loid)s. It is therefore important understand how hazardous metal(loid)s are released from excavated rock. This study investigated the influences of alteration surface structure of excavated rock induced by atmospheric exposure with drying-wetting cycles on the release of hazardous metal(loid)s. The atmospheric exposure with the drying-wetting cycles caused the particle size reduction, but not carbonation. In addition, it induced the oxidation of framboidal pyrite, resulting in the increase in the sulfate ion release and decrease in the pH in the excavated rock. The amount of amorphous iron content decreased with the increase in the period of atmospheric exposure. The amounts of arsenic, lead, and fluoride ion release were decreased with the increase in the period of atmospheric exposure, while those of selenium was gradually increased. The amount of boron release was stable during the atmospheric exposure. On the basis of these results, this study suggests that the atmospheric exposure with the drying-wetting cycles enhances/suppresses the release of hazardous metal(loid)s from the excavated rock.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124838193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling Hysteresis of Water–NAPL–Air Suction–Saturation Relationship in Porous Media","authors":"Lohit Krishna Pranav Puligadda, M. Kikumoto","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg006","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a novel approach to capture the hysteresis of suction–degree of saturation (s–S), relationship of three–phase fluids in porous media. We defined effective suction, s', that incorporates the delay in the variation of saturation due to hysteresis, with its movement in a closed domain in suction space. This domain defines a possible range of effective suction in which matric suction s always locates at the center of locus, and the incremental change in matric suction determines the movement in the effective suction space. This effective suction is incorporated in a unique s–S relationship defined by the van Genuchten’s equation to obtain a delayed variation in the degrees of saturation caused due to hysteresis during wetting and drying scanning paths. Through the incorporation of entire effective suction space in the van Genuchten’s s–S relationship, we proposed a direct and modest approach to represent the saturation of air, NAPL, and water through a single point in a triangular model along with their possible respective hysteretic variation in both, 2–phase and 3–phase systems. Vertical profiles of realistic soil behavior are also simulated to understand the effect of hysteresis by incorporating the proposed model in a 3–phase system.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121419558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of heavy metals transport in the vadose zone of contaminated soil","authors":"Prathima B, S. P., S. G. L.","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg129","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the anthropogenic activity, the soil environment is deteriorated by various organic and inorganic contaminants to a greater extent in Bangalore industrial area. The movement of heavy metals in soil is driven by various physical and chemical properties of the soil. This soil contamination leads to groundwater pollution through infiltration. In this study, an attempt is made to simulate the transport of heavy metals like nickel and zinc for one of the contaminated sites of Bangalore. The existing site contamination levels are used in the model to simulate the movement of nickel and zinc in the vadose zone of the soil. The simulation is carried out for 25 years to study the changes in nickel and zinc levels in infiltrated water considering the non-linear adsorption model. The simulation results help in identifying the vulnerability of groundwater borewells to these contaminants and in arriving suitable measures to prevent groundwater pollution .","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129531109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coupled process modeling for energy generation from municipal solid waste degradation: Laboratory-scale and field-scale simulations","authors":"D. Zekkos, Sampurna Data, X. Fei","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg111","url":null,"abstract":"Modern regulated landfills are designed to protect the environment by containing and isolating municipal solid waste (MSW) from the environment. Instead of treating MSW as a hazard to be contained, next generation landfills, here termed Sustainable Energy Reactor Facilities (SERFs) are envisioned to be designed and operated with a main focus on energy generation (through anaerobic biodegradation processes) and sustainability. Towards this vision, a coupled hydraulic-biochemical-mechanical model that is based on the HBM model, is implemented in large laboratory-scale and field-scale studies to simulate the degradation process of MSW. The model captures the consumption of biodegradable organic fraction in the waste by microorganisms, eventually leading to biogas generation and changing solid waste and leachate characteristics. The model was first tested against 0.04 m 3 laboratory experiments to assess its ability to predict the observed behavior and derive values for the various model parameters. Subsequently, the model is implemented on a 37m 3 field lysimeter at Deer Track Park Landfill. The presented data indicates that the model has the capacity to be implemented in field scale and generate geospatially variable estimates of methane (i.e., energy) yield.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128666442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Temperature effect on diffusion and non-linear adsorption of ammonium through geosynthetic clay liner and in-situ clayey soil in Hanoi, Vietnam","authors":"T. T. Hoai, T. Mukunoki, N. T. Mai","doi":"10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.v09.cpeg079","url":null,"abstract":"High concentration of ammonium was detected in groundwater in southern Hanoi, Vietnam while municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills were known to generate large amounts of NH 4+ . Thus, bottom barrier with well performance should be required in Hanoi MSW landfills to minimize NH 4+ migration. Hanoi is expected to experience temperature increase, which enables to reduce hydraulic-barrier performance. Hence, study on temperature effect on NH 4 + adsorption and diffusion through landfill barriers plays a key role in prevention of NH 4 + contaminated aquifers. The objective is to evaluate effect of three kinds of temperature (20 o C, 35 o C and 50 o C) on NH 4+ adsorption and diffusion through GCL and in-situ clayey soil sampled in Hanoi (HN clay). The results show that GCL possesses higher non-linear partitioning coefficient ( K d * ) and lower diffusion coefficient ( D e ) than HN clay in all cases of temperature. Both GCL and HN clay experienced an increase of K d * and D e in the temperature range of 20 o C and 35 o C. When temperature rises to 50 o C, K d * tends to decrease but D e keep increasing. Hence, the study indicates a more dominant effect of diffusion coefficient than non-linear partitioning coefficient in promotion of ammonium mass transport through HN clay.","PeriodicalId":283909,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication","volume":"21 3-5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120922623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}