Waste-composition-dependent HBM model parameters based on degradation experiments
Journal Article
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X., & McDougall, J. (2021)
Waste-composition-dependent HBM model parameters based on degradation experiments. Environmental Geotechnics, 8(2), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.18.00014
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is biodegradable in landfills under anaerobic conditions. The evolution of the hydro-biochemical-mechanical (HBM) processes during degradation is ...
Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan
Conference Proceeding
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X., & McDougall, J. (in press)
Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan. In Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics (6
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is biodegradable in landfills under anaerobic conditions. The evolution of the biochemical, physical and mechanical characteristics of MSW are inte...
Settlement-The Short and the Long of it
Conference Proceeding
McDougall, J. (2011)
Settlement-The Short and the Long of it. In D. Zekkos (Ed.), Geotechnical Characterization, Field Measurement, and Laboratory Testing of Municipal Solid Waste, (76-111). https://doi.org/10.1061/41146%28395%293
Total settlement in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills can be considerable, from 25% to 50% of original fill thickness (Bjarngard and Edgers, 1990). Some occurs very quickl...
Fail-safe engineering for landfill aftercare: towards sustainable waste management?
Journal Article
Hall, D. H., Drury, D., & McDougall, J. (2008)
Fail-safe engineering for landfill aftercare: towards sustainable waste management?. Geological Society Special Publications,
Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions
Journal Article
McDougall, J. (2008)
Landfill modelling challenge: HBM modelling predictions. Proceedings of the ICE - Waste and Resource Management, 161, 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1680/warm.2008.161.4.147
Two laboratory-scale consolidating anaerobic reactors were commissioned, constructed and monitored by Southampton University's waste research group to investigate the long-ter...
Geomechanics and Long-Term Landfill Settlement
Conference Proceeding
McDougall, J. (2008)
Geomechanics and Long-Term Landfill Settlement. In GeoCongress 2008: Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation Proceedings of sessions of GeoCongress 2008, 482-490. doi:10.1061/40970(309)24
Long term landfill settlement is commonly attributed to two phenomena: creep and biodegradation. Biodegradation, which may contribute the greater proportion of long‐term settl...
A hydro-bio-mechanical model for settlement and other behaviour in landfilled waste.
Journal Article
McDougall, J. (2007)
A hydro-bio-mechanical model for settlement and other behaviour in landfilled waste. Computers and Geotechnics. 34, 229-246. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.02.004. ISSN 0266-352X
A conceptual framework for the analysis of settlement and other processes in landfilled waste in relation to coupled hydraulic, biodegradation and mechanical behaviour is pres...
Hydro-bio-mechanical modelling of landfilled waste: decomposition, density and moisture retention
Conference Proceeding
McDougall, J. (2006)
Hydro-bio-mechanical modelling of landfilled waste: decomposition, density and moisture retention. In Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (167-171). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439833766.ch25
Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of landfilled waste.
Conference Proceeding
Kazimoglu, Y. K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I. (2006)
Unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of landfilled waste. . https://doi.org/10.1061/40802%28189%29127
Unsaturated flow modelling of landfill hydraulics is a potentially valuable tool for the prediction of leachate discharge rates, design of leachate control systems and simulat...
Moisture retention and movement in landfilled waste
Conference Proceeding
Kazimoglu, Y. K., McDougall, J., & Pyrah, I. (2004)
Moisture retention and movement in landfilled waste. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Problematic Soils: GEOPRPOB 2005, 307-314
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