Abstract:Primary compression is known to be the major component in the settlement mechanism of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Presented in this paper are results obtained using a modified large-scale oedometer describing the primary compression characteristics of MSW dumped at the Hambantota open dump site in Sri Lanka. Samples from varying depths were extracted from the dump site to evaluate the compressibility characteristics of MSW in order to expand the existing dump site to landfill. The dumping area was divided int… Show more
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