5th ICEG - Environmental Geotechnics: Opportunities, Challenges and Responsibilities for Environmental Geotechnics

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7277-3474-7
Verlag: Institution of Civil Engineers

Buch, Englisch, 1658 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 3080 g

This set of books presents the proceedings of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering(ISSMGE) 5th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, held in Wales, UK in June 2006. The congress brings together practitioners, academics and the public sector to highlight the latest ideas and developments in environmental geotechnics and related fields.
Consisting of 1658 pages with contributions from over 200 eminent authors from across the globe, this 2-volume set presents current thinking and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Hywel R.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Keynote Lecture

Persistent Organic Pollution: Sustainable Solution, M. Eisa
Feature Lectures

A survey of lethal failures in municipal solid waste dumps and landfills, G. Blight
Some Factors affecting Geosynthetics used for Geoenvironmental Applications, R. Kerry Rowe
The Use of Waste Materials in Construction – Progress Made and Challenges for the Future, M. Head
Chapter 1 - Remediation

The use of carbide lime and portland cement on the encapsulation of a soil contaminated by diesel oil
In-situ treatment of landfill leachate using bentonite and polyurethane with soils
Bauxsol based barriers for the treatment of metal contaminated ground waters
Strength, permeability, and compatibility of slag-cement-bentonite slurry wall mixtures for constructing vertical barriers
Efficacy of electrolytic generation and transport of oxygen for soil remediation
Performance of a cement-bentonite cut-off wall in an acidic sulphate environment
Hydraulic, sorption and resistivity characteristics of zeolite-sand mixtures for PRBs
Ultrasonic cleaning of clogged geosynthetic drain
Delivery of carbon substrates for in-stiu bioremediation of chlorinated solvents using jet nebuliser and ultrasonic humidifier technology
Effective design of permeable reactive barriers for contaminated groundwater remediation
A model experiment to verify the use of freezing for collection of DNAPLs from the deep underground
An integrated in-situ remediation technology for heavy metal contaminated soils using EKG
Solidification of lead contaminated residual soil
Assessment of remediation efficiency of the old landfill on modelling and monitoring research
Reclamation of sedimented and consolidated fly deposits
Remediation of mercury contaminated groundwater using a permeable reactive barrier
The effectiveness of quicklime-based stabilization/solidification (S/S) on lead (Pb) contaminated soils
Semi-pilot scale feasibility test of sulfur-based bio-barrier system and effect of alkalinity sources on autotrophic denitrification
In-situ capping of contaminated soft seabed sediments in a Norwegian fjord
Experimental study on washing of coal fly ashes by water with carbon dioxide, - washing effect of chromium(VI) and boron
Alternative uses of partitioning interwell tracer tests for DNAPL source zone characterisation
pH effect on sorption of Cr (VI) onto clay soils
Mathematics of the Transformation of Oil Pollution in the Aeration Zone
Integrated electrochemical remediation of mixed contaminants in subsurface
Electrokinetic behaviour of two clay soils on laboratory experiments
Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils using PVDs
Assesment and remediation of soils contaminated with gasoline
Applicability of in-situ hybrid electrokinetic remediation technologies on lead-contaminated ’clay’ shooting range
Remediation Technology Costs in the UK & Europe; Drivers and Changes from 2001 to 2005
Suitability of residual soil for biodegradation of cyanide
Effect of biological transformation of additives on the efficiency of electrokinetic and hydraulic injection in soil
Remedial alternatives for the sanitary landfill - Pocos de caldas city (state of minas gerais - Brazil).
Chapter 2 - Testing and monitoring

Assessment of metals sorption in the permeable reactive barrier of the leachate treatment system of muribeca landfill, recife, brazil
Centrifuge tests to evaluat effects of pile construction on post closure landfill sites with geological barrier
Displacement records in the frontal slope of a municipal solid waste landfill
Geophysical investigations and temporal monitoring at active and disused landfill sites in South Wales
Effect of poor distribution of needle punched fibres on gas permeability of GCLs
Effectiveness of rolling dynamic compaction on an old waste tip
Compressibility and microstructure of cement-based treated sediment
Durability of polypropylene geotextiles exposed to artifi