Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents
Due to the characteristics of high heap and large volume, the complex layers of waste, high-water level of leachate, environmental pollution, and slope instability are easily produced. Although many researchers have studied landfill two-dimensional leachate migration law, three-dimensional seepage a...
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| description | Due to the characteristics of high heap and large volume, the complex layers of waste, high-water level of leachate, environmental pollution, and slope instability are easily produced. Although many researchers have studied landfill two-dimensional leachate migration law, three-dimensional seepage and stability of landfill sites have been rarely studied. This paper focuses on the heterogeneous characteristics of the landfill piles and analyzes the seepage field and slope stability of the landfill using statistical and numerical analysis methods. The calculated results are compared with the field measurement and literature research data to verify the reliability of the model, which may provide the basis for the design and safe and eco-friendly operation of the landfill. Taking an actual landfill as the research object, the saturated–unsaturated transient model of heterogeneous waste is applied to practical engineering. Considering the landfill process and heterogeneous permeability, the calculated maximum water level is higher. Compared with the homogeneous material, the difference in the water level of each waste layer is about 0.08∼1.88 m, which is not good for the stability of the landfill. Combined with the engineering characteristic distribution of a landfill, the heterogeneous stability model is applied to the actual project to study the influence of different unit weight and shear strength distribution on landfill stability. The established model is suitable for the study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional slope stability of landfill sites. Through the slope stability analysis of the three-dimensional landfill site, it is found that the bank slope of the reservoir is steep and prone to instability failure. In most studies, only the instability of the landfill is of concern, but the bank failure is ignored. In the process of landfill operation and management, while considering the capacity of the landfill, the stability of the bank slope should also be paid attention to, and if necessary, bank slope reinforcement or slope ratio improvement should be carried out. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf21c62e98284e58bc0c19345c1e499a2025-02-03T05:53:39ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9069991Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid AccidentsSerges Mendomo Meye0Guowei Li1Zhenzhong Shen2Lei Gan3Liqun Xu4College of Civil Engineering and TransportationCollege of Civil Engineering and TransportationState Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Hydropower EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Hydropower EngineeringDue to the characteristics of high heap and large volume, the complex layers of waste, high-water level of leachate, environmental pollution, and slope instability are easily produced. Although many researchers have studied landfill two-dimensional leachate migration law, three-dimensional seepage and stability of landfill sites have been rarely studied. This paper focuses on the heterogeneous characteristics of the landfill piles and analyzes the seepage field and slope stability of the landfill using statistical and numerical analysis methods. The calculated results are compared with the field measurement and literature research data to verify the reliability of the model, which may provide the basis for the design and safe and eco-friendly operation of the landfill. Taking an actual landfill as the research object, the saturated–unsaturated transient model of heterogeneous waste is applied to practical engineering. Considering the landfill process and heterogeneous permeability, the calculated maximum water level is higher. Compared with the homogeneous material, the difference in the water level of each waste layer is about 0.08∼1.88 m, which is not good for the stability of the landfill. Combined with the engineering characteristic distribution of a landfill, the heterogeneous stability model is applied to the actual project to study the influence of different unit weight and shear strength distribution on landfill stability. The established model is suitable for the study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional slope stability of landfill sites. Through the slope stability analysis of the three-dimensional landfill site, it is found that the bank slope of the reservoir is steep and prone to instability failure. In most studies, only the instability of the landfill is of concern, but the bank failure is ignored. In the process of landfill operation and management, while considering the capacity of the landfill, the stability of the bank slope should also be paid attention to, and if necessary, bank slope reinforcement or slope ratio improvement should be carried out.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9069991 |
| spellingShingle | Serges Mendomo Meye Guowei Li Zhenzhong Shen Lei Gan Liqun Xu Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents Advances in Civil Engineering |
| title | Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents |
| title_full | Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents |
| title_fullStr | Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents |
| title_short | Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents |
| title_sort | research on seepage field and slope stability considering heterogeneous characteristics of waste piles a less costly way to reduce high leachate levels and avoid accidents |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9069991 |
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