A landfill is to be designed to serve a population of 200000 for a period of 25 years. The solid waste generation is 2kg/person/day. The density of the uncompacted SW is 100 kg/ m³ and a compaction ratio of 0.4 is suggested.

A landfill is to be designed to serve a population of 200000 for a period of 25 years. The solid waste generation is 2kg/person/day. The density of the uncompacted SW is 100 kg/ m³ and a compaction ratio of 0.4 is suggested.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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