Clayey Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilities. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J.R. Booker, R.M. Quigley, R.K. Rowe.
• Authors: Booker, J. R; Quigley, R. M; Rowe, R. K
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Basic concepts; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Overview of barrier systems; 1.3 Transport mechanisms and governing equations; 1.4 Complicating factors; 1.5 Modeling the finite mass of contaminant; 1.6 Modeling a thin permeable layer as a boundary condition; 1.7 Hand solutions to some simple problems; 1.8 Summary; 2: Design considerations; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Impact assessment; 2.3 Waste and leachate composition; 2.4 Leachate mounding and collection; 2.5 Leakage through liners; 2.6 Leak detection systems 2.7 Landfill capping and the control of infiltration2.8 Choice of barrier system and service life considerations; 2.9 Geotechnical considerations; 2.10 Summary; 3: Clayey barriers: compaction, hydraulic conductivity and clay mineralogy; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methods of assessing hydraulic conductivity; 3.3 Compaction-permeability relationships; 3.4 Clay mineralogy; 3.5 Clay colloid chemistry; 4: Clay-leachate compatibility by measurement of hydraulic conductivity; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Soil-MSW leachate compatibility; 4.3 Compatibility of clays with liquid hydrocarbon permeants 4.4 Summary and conclusions5: Flow modeling; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 One-dimensional flow models; 5.3 Analysis of two- and three-dimensional flow; 5.4 Finite difference approximation; 5.5 Application of the finite element method to the analysis of plane flow; 5.6 Boundary element methods; 6: Chemical transfer by diffusion; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Free solution diffusion (D0); 6.3 Diffusion through soil; 6.4 Steady-state diffusion; 6.5 Transient diffusion; 6.6 Use of laboratory and field profiles to measure diffusion coefficient De 6.7 Diffusion during hydraulic conductivity testing for clay-leachate compatibility6.8 Summary and conclusions; 7: Contaminant transport modeling; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Analytical solutions; 7.3 Application of Laplace transforms to develop a finite layer solution for a single layer; 7.4 Contaminant transport into a single layer considering a landfill of finite mass and an underlying aquifer; 7.5 Finite layer analysis; 7.6 Contaminant migration in a regularly fractured medium; 8: Determination of diffusion and distribution coefficients; 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Obtaining diffusion and partitioning/distribution coefficients: basic concepts8.3 Example tests for obtaining diffusion and distribution coefficients for inorganic contaminants; 8.4 Dispersion at low velocities in clayey soils; 8.5 Effective porosity; 8.6 Distribution coefficients and nonlinearity; 8.7 Effect of leachate composition, interaction and temperature; 8.8 Diffusion and sorption of organic contaminants; 8.9 Use of field profiles to estimate diffusion coefficients; 8.10 Summary and conclusions; 9: Field studies of diffusion and hydraulic conductivity; 9.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.728; Soil mechanics; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Recycling (Waste, etc.); Soil mechanics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482271928; 1482271923
• Related ISBNs: 1138468592; 9781138468597
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