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Determination Of Specific Gravity Of Municipal Solid Waste, Nazli Yesiller, James Hanson, Jason Taylor Cox, Danielle E. Noce
Determination Of Specific Gravity Of Municipal Solid Waste, Nazli Yesiller, James Hanson, Jason Taylor Cox, Danielle E. Noce
Civil and Environmental Engineering
This investigation was conducted to evaluate experimental determination of specific gravity (Gs) of municipal solid waste (MSW). Water pycnometry, typically used for testing soils was adapted for testing MSW using a large flask with 2000 mL capacity and specimens with 100–350 g masses. Tests were conducted on manufactured waste samples prepared using US waste constituent components; fresh wastes obtained prior and subsequent to compaction at an MSW landfill; and wastes obtained from various depths at the same landfill. Factors that influence specific gravity were investigated including waste particle size, compaction, and combined decomposition and stress history. The …