Applications

pp of Geosynthetics
y in Landfills
Dr. Divya P.V.
Assistant professor
Department of civil engineering
IIT Palakkad
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Geosynthetics

• Geotechnical and geoenvironmental

• Versatility
l in applications
l
• Ease of installation
• Cost effective
• Consistency in properties

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Geotextiles

Nonwoven Woven
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Geogrid
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Uniaxial Biaxial Triaxial

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Geonet

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(a) Rough (b) Smooth

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Geosynthetic
y Clay
y Liner

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Geocell

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Geopipe

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Engineered Landfills

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Waste containment systems
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Old Gorai Landfill‐ before capping Chennai, THE HINDU, Aug.2010

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www.cee.vt.edu Deonar Landfill‐ Mumbai
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Large Beam Geotechnical Centrifuge

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Geomembranes

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Top camera
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LVDTs

Markers on
Permanent
Front geomembrane
markers
camera Overburden layer
Clay barrier
Fine sand Markers on
Coarse sand
clay barrier
Side rigid a
support Central support Side rigid
support
system
Illumination
arrangement

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 Major research highlights
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Crack propagation with an increase in settlement was clearly identified and traced by DIC
Deformation profiles Strain pattern
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Exx %
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crack propagation with an increase in central settlement

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Sealing Efficiency of composite barrier
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Water
accumulated
l t d on
top of the clay
barrier surface

25mm

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a =0mm P1 amax = 25 mm
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P2
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Water preessure (kN/m )

P4

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Water Pressure (kN/m )
2

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centre of the clay barrier
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P5 P4 P3 P2 P1
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70 70 90 90 8
4 P1 P2 centre of the clay barrier
a =25mm
P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 centrifuge
4 P3 P4
2 initiated
P5 70 70 90 90 to stop
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Time in model dimensions (min)
Time in model dimensions (min)
b) M d l DCL5
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URSB FRSB
l =30mm

FRSB FRSB
l =60mm l =90mm

Short fibers Longer fibers

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