Outputs (2)

Predicting long-term settlement of landfills using a fundamental model of waste behaviour. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Needham, A., Fownes, G. J., McDougall, J., & Braithwaite, P. (2008). Predicting long-term settlement of landfills using a fundamental model of waste behaviour.

Geomechanics and Long-Term Landfill Settlement (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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). https://doi.org/10.1061/40970%28309%2924

Long term landfill settlement is commonly attributed to two phenomena: creep and biodegradation. Biodegradation, which may contribute the greater proportion of long‐term settlement, is a function of a range of factors, many of which are not easily as... Read More about Geomechanics and Long-Term Landfill Settlement.