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New Jersey Institute of Technology

Civil Engineering

1994

Sewage sludge --Analysis.

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Geotechnical Characterization Of Water Treatment Plant Residuals, Zhengyuan Xia Jan 1994

Geotechnical Characterization Of Water Treatment Plant Residuals, Zhengyuan Xia

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Evaluation of engineering properties of water treatment plant (WTP) residuals is a critical part in predicting their behaviors in monofills. In this study, ten WTP residual samples were collected from ten water treatment plants across the United States. Their general chemical/physical and geotechnical properties including liquid and plastic limits, compaction) shear strength, permeability and durability characteristics were determined.

It was observed that the geotechnical properties of WTP residuals are influenced by various factors such as mineral particle composition, organic content, type and amount of chemical additives) and time of aging, etc. Based on this study, the behavior of WTP residual …