LEACHATE COLLECTION IN LANDFILLS: STEADY CASE

This is an analysis of the performance of lateral drainage collection systems under steady-state conditions. The procedures are useful for analyzing the steady-state performance of landfill leachate collection systems. Equations and graphs are presented which may be used to predict the average and maximum saturated depth on the liner, the location for the maximum saturated depth, and the leakage rate. The analysis uses the Dupuit approximation for lateral drainage, assumes unsaturated conditions beneath the liner, and neglects the spatial variation in the leakage rate. The algebraic equations developed for average saturated depth approximate the solution for the governing differential equation to within 1%. Four parameters to which the saturated depth over the liner is sensitive are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • McEnroe, B M
  • Schroeder, P R
• Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1052-62
• Serial:
  • Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9372
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/eeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Differential equations; Drainage structures; Forecasting; Landfills; Leaching
• Old TRIS Terms: Collection systems; Drainage systems; Liners
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476277
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM