title: Analysis of long-term settlement of municipal solid waste landfills as determined by various settlement estimation methods.
abstract: In this study, several existing municipal solid waste (MSW) settlement estimation methods are reviewed and applied to analyze the settlement data of nine MSW landfills. Because a biodegradation-related settlement contributes differently to a long-term total settlement depending on the age of landfills, the actual MSW landfill sites are classified into three groups to specifically address the validity of each method in its prediction of a long-term settlement for each age category. Results demonstrate that there are considerable decreases in predicted settlement potentials as fill age increases. Comparisons indicate that the individual estimation methods display a considerable variation in predicting settlements in the fresh MSW landfills. On the other hand, for the old refuse landfills, all of the estimation methods, except the extended soil model, predict low settlement potentials.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Team, Technology Division, Samsung Corporation, Gyonggi-Do, Korea. gomdori7@empal.com
authors.forename: Hyun Il
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Borinara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung Rae
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012212:Rheology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants