1. B P Naveen
T G Sitharam
P V Sivapullaiah
Investigation of the
Geotechnical Properties of
Municipal Solid Waste
Applications and Benefits of Using
Landfill Reclamation
Geotechnical characterization plays a major role in the rehabilitation of
waste dumps. Because the rising cost of land has made it necessary to
utilize the waste dumps and development of methods for construction and
assessment based on the geotechnical properties of wastes. Geotechnical
properties of waste play a vital role in the reclamation of the landfill. For
this, it is necessary to evaluate geotechnical properties by appropriate
methods as most of the geotechnical testing may not be directly
applicable. Also, there is a potential threat to groundwater and surface
water bodies from leachates generated from the waste for a prolonged
period. This book describes a detailed field and laboratory study performed
to evaluate the geotechnical properties of the municipal solid wastes in the
Mavallipura landfill in Bangalore and characteristics of leachate generated
by the same. Also, the shear modulus reduction and damping ratio curves
for Mavallipura landfill has been developed using laboratory measured
values and validated with semi-empirical methods.
Dr. B.P.Naveen is working as Senior Geotechnical Engineer in Geodata
Engineering Private Ltd. His primary field of specialization is Solid Waste
Management. Prof. T.G.Sitharam is a Senior Professor at the Department
of Civil Engineering, IISc,Bengaluru.Prof. P.V. Sivapullaiah is a pro vice-
chancellor, Bengaluru campus, GITAM University
978-3-659-97855-5
GeotechnicalPropertiesofMSWNaveen,Sitharam,Sivapullaiah