Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza

This thesis presents the findings of laboratory work on behavior of landfill liner using crushed siltstone and kaolinite. The selection of landfill liner are based on compatibility with the soil environment, resistance of load from waste, and also groundwater levels. Inspired by using waste material...

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Main Author:	Ahmad Mirza, Nursyazreen
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Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Environmental engineering
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.142842016-08-19T04:01:07Z Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza 2014 Ahmad Mirza, Nursyazreen Environmental engineering Municipal refuse. Solid wastes This thesis presents the findings of laboratory work on behavior of landfill liner using crushed siltstone and kaolinite. The selection of landfill liner are based on compatibility with the soil environment, resistance of load from waste, and also groundwater levels. Inspired by using waste material as engineering purpose, therefore this study is to determine the physical properties of composite kaolinite clay-crushed siltstone liner, to predict the effect of composite on hydraulic conductivity and engineering characteristic of composite kaolinite clay-crushed siltstone liner and also to analyze the settlement result by using Plaxis Modelling.There is a paucity of the previous research, where the study on the liner material is lacking. Therefore, in the present study, an alternative liner made of composite material is studied and developed. The waste material that had been used in this studied was crushed siltstone which then sandwiched with kaolinite layers and vice versa. The crushed siltstone and kaolinite clay was modeled in laboratory by sandwiching them in layer according to proportion thickness of intermediate layers range between 10% to 50%. Several geometry profiles were developed in which siltstone is placed at the middle and vice versa. All specimens were prepared and tested in accordance with BS 1377 standard. From the observation by conducting the testing, the physical properties of specimens was meet the requirement of Environment Protection Health (EPA). Strength characteristics of each composite were analyzed and discussed accordingly. Furthermore, it was noticed that the composite material can influence the compressive strength of composite materials. Strength is increased when the siltstone layer is located as an intermediate layer. Instead, the strength was decreased when the clay layer acts as an intermediate layer.Furthermore, it showed that the different geometric profiles had also influenced the hydraulic conductivity of flow rate. The crushed siltstone permits higher permeability as compared to kaolinite which gives a low permeability. As conclusion, combination of these two materials as laminated material provided a good requirement in term of strength of liner and also hydraulic conductivity for liner. The finding has contributes some knowledge and information regards to the use of waste material in geoenvironmental engineering application 2014 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14284/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14284/1/TM_NURSYAZREEN%20AHMAD%20MIRZA%20EC%2014_5.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Civil Engineering
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spellingShingle	Environmental engineering Environmental engineering Ahmad Mirza, Nursyazreen Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
description	This thesis presents the findings of laboratory work on behavior of landfill liner using crushed siltstone and kaolinite. The selection of landfill liner are based on compatibility with the soil environment, resistance of load from waste, and also groundwater levels. Inspired by using waste material as engineering purpose, therefore this study is to determine the physical properties of composite kaolinite clay-crushed siltstone liner, to predict the effect of composite on hydraulic conductivity and engineering characteristic of composite kaolinite clay-crushed siltstone liner and also to analyze the settlement result by using Plaxis Modelling.There is a paucity of the previous research, where the study on the liner material is lacking. Therefore, in the present study, an alternative liner made of composite material is studied and developed. The waste material that had been used in this studied was crushed siltstone which then sandwiched with kaolinite layers and vice versa. The crushed siltstone and kaolinite clay was modeled in laboratory by sandwiching them in layer according to proportion thickness of intermediate layers range between 10% to 50%. Several geometry profiles were developed in which siltstone is placed at the middle and vice versa. All specimens were prepared and tested in accordance with BS 1377 standard. From the observation by conducting the testing, the physical properties of specimens was meet the requirement of Environment Protection Health (EPA). Strength characteristics of each composite were analyzed and discussed accordingly. Furthermore, it was noticed that the composite material can influence the compressive strength of composite materials. Strength is increased when the siltstone layer is located as an intermediate layer. Instead, the strength was decreased when the clay layer acts as an intermediate layer.Furthermore, it showed that the different geometric profiles had also influenced the hydraulic conductivity of flow rate. The crushed siltstone permits higher permeability as compared to kaolinite which gives a low permeability. As conclusion, combination of these two materials as laminated material provided a good requirement in term of strength of liner and also hydraulic conductivity for liner. The finding has contributes some knowledge and information regards to the use of waste material in geoenvironmental engineering application
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qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ahmad Mirza, Nursyazreen
author_facet	Ahmad Mirza, Nursyazreen
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title	Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
title_short	Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
title_full	Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
title_fullStr	Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
title_full_unstemmed	Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza
title_sort	strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / nursyazreen ahmad mirza
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
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Strength and characteristic of composite modelled of kaolinite clay and crushed siltstone as landfill liner / Nursyazreen Ahmad Mirza

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