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Application of Construction and Demolition Waste as a Backfill of Reinforced Soil Structures
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Any waste material generated as a result of industrial or human activities contributes to serious environmental and economic problems. Throughout the world, construction and demolition waste (CDW) is becoming one of the largest components of solid waste generated due to urbanization and construction activities. As a result, CDW is produced in huge quantities around the world. Apart from reducing the burden on landfills where most of the CDW ends up for dumping, recycling also helps to reduce the exploitation of diminishing natural resources. Using a systematic approach, the geotechnical characterization of mixed waste materials generated from construction and demolition waste processing plants in India was investigated. Application of CDW waste as a backfill of reinforced soil structures was demonstrated in this paper through experimental and numerical modelling. The gradation, physical and shear strength characteristics obtained through detailed geotechnical characterization, confirmed the suitability of CDW as backfill material as per the standard regulations. It was observed that the horizontal deformation of the facing of MSE wall is 24% lesser than the conventional material as backfill, which could be due to the better shear strength parameters of CDW.
Application of Construction and Demolition Waste as a Backfill of Reinforced Soil Structures
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-1826
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-6252
Any waste material generated as a result of industrial or human activities contributes to serious environmental and economic problems. Throughout the world, construction and demolition waste (CDW) is becoming one of the largest components of solid waste generated due to urbanization and construction activities. As a result, CDW is produced in huge quantities around the world. Apart from reducing the burden on landfills where most of the CDW ends up for dumping, recycling also helps to reduce the exploitation of diminishing natural resources. Using a systematic approach, the geotechnical characterization of mixed waste materials generated from construction and demolition waste processing plants in India was investigated. Application of CDW waste as a backfill of reinforced soil structures was demonstrated in this paper through experimental and numerical modelling. The gradation, physical and shear strength characteristics obtained through detailed geotechnical characterization, confirmed the suitability of CDW as backfill material as per the standard regulations. It was observed that the horizontal deformation of the facing of MSE wall is 24% lesser than the conventional material as backfill, which could be due to the better shear strength parameters of CDW.
Application of Construction and Demolition Waste as a Backfill of Reinforced Soil Structures
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-1826
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-6252
Any waste material generated as a result of industrial or human activities contributes to serious environmental and economic problems. Throughout the world, construction and demolition waste (CDW) is becoming one of the largest components of solid waste generated due to urbanization and construction activities. As a result, CDW is produced in huge quantities around the world. Apart from reducing the burden on landfills where most of the CDW ends up for dumping, recycling also helps to reduce the exploitation of diminishing natural resources. Using a systematic approach, the geotechnical characterization of mixed waste materials generated from construction and demolition waste processing plants in India was investigated. Application of CDW waste as a backfill of reinforced soil structures was demonstrated in this paper through experimental and numerical modelling. The gradation, physical and shear strength characteristics obtained through detailed geotechnical characterization, confirmed the suitability of CDW as backfill material as per the standard regulations. It was observed that the horizontal deformation of the facing of MSE wall is 24% lesser than the conventional material as backfill, which could be due to the better shear strength parameters of CDW.
Application of Construction and Demolition Waste as a Backfill of Reinforced Soil Structures
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Agnihotri, Arvind Kumar (editor) / Reddy, Krishna R. (editor) / Bansal, Ajay (editor) / Anita, A. (author) / Divya, P. V. (author)
International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering ; 2023 ; Jalandhar, India
2025-02-17
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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