A procedure for evaluating municipal solid waste leachate components capable of causing volume shrinkage in compacted clay soils
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Technology Letters
- Vol. 9 (1) , 23-34
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593338809384535
Abstract
A test procedure, to evaluate the effect of leachates upon the physico‐chemical interparticle forces and volume change behavior in soils, is presented. A parameter, FSD, developed from the sedimentation test results, is found useful in identifying soils susceptible to excessive shrinkage in the field. Development of a functional relationship between FSD and several system variables identifies Ca+2 as the major MSW leachate component responsible for volume shrinkage in soils with high expandable clay mineral contents.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Engineering Properties of Expansive ClaysTransactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1956