TEMPERATURES OF INSULATED LANDFILL LINER

Five methods for insulating the side slope of a landfill liner were evaluated in a field test. The insulations consisted of leachate collection sand, leachate collection sand and chipped tires, polyurea foam, polystyrene boards, and encapsulated fiberglass geoinsulation panels. Results of the study indicated that tire chips are an effective means of insulating landfill liners, whereas sand alone is inadequate. Of the three geoinsulations tested, the encapsulated fiberglass and extruded polystyrene worked best. The polyurea foam performed poorly, although its performance would have been better had it been thicker. The results of the study also indicated that freezing of the liner can occur near gaps between geoinsulation panels and at corners where the panels are joined if the overlaps or seaming methods are inadequate.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/1534-05
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1534, Geosynthetics: Cold Regions, Flexible Pavements, and Other Issues.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Benson, C H
  • Olson, M A
  • Bergstrom, W R
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 24-31
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1534
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crumb rubber; Electric insulating materials; Field tests; Freezing; Frigid regions; Insulating materials; Landfills; Measures of effectiveness; Polystyrene; Prevention; Seams
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Tire chips
• Old TRIS Terms: Encapsulated fiberglass; Geoinsulation; Leachate collection sand; Liners; Overlap; Polyurea foam
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Security and Emergencies; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00728453
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309059062
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 19 1996 12:00AM