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Title

Performance of recycled glass-biosolids blends under repeated loading

Author(s)

Disfani, M. M.;  Haghighi, H.;  Ali, M. M. Y.;  Arulrajah, Arul

Abstract

In an attempt to enhance the engineering properties of wastewater biosolids; geotechnical characteristics of its blends with recycled crushed glass (another waste material) were investigated. Blends of 60%, 70%, 80% and 90% of recycled glass mixed with biosolids were examined through an extensive geotechnical laboratory program. Results of the experimental study were compared with the engineering requirements of structural fill material used in road embankment fills and suggested that certain blends of recycled glass-biosolids have the potential to substitute natural material in such applications. The resilient modulus is the engineering property that models the behaviour of material under repetitive loading similar to what happens in roads under traffic loading. The behaviour of recycled glass-biosolids blends with different moisture content was studied under repeated loading. The results were analysed to examine the effect of recycled glass ratio and also water content on permanent deformation and resilient modulus of the blends.

Publication type

Conference paper

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure

Source

Proceedings of 'Ground engineering in a changing world', the 11th ANZ Conference on Geomechanics, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15-18 July 2012, pp. 822-827

Publication year

2012

FOR Code(s)

0905 Civil Engineering;  090501 Civil Geotechnical Engineering;  090503 Construction Materials

Keyword(s)

Biosolids;  Recycled glass;  Repeated load triaxial test;  Triaxial testing

Publisher

Leishman Associates

Publisher URL

http://anz2012.com.au/

Copyright

Copyright © 2012.

Peer reviewed