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Effects of local site conditions on the seismic response of municipal solid waste landfills

Prodromos Psarropoulos , Yiannis Tsompanakis , Y .Karabatsos

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/C0656638-18D1-4CB1-89A0-9BA1ED329C78
Year 2007
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation P.Psarropoulos,Yi Tsompanakis ,Y. Karabatsos," Effects of local site conditions on the seismic response of municipal solid waste landfills ," Soil Dyn. and Earth. Eng. ,vol. 27 ,no. 6 ,pp. 553-563. doi: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.10.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.10.004
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Over the last decade, the seismic response of landfills made of municipal solid waste has drawn attention mainly due to the environmental and public-health issues that could be raised in the event of a failure. Nevertheless, there are several associated technical issues that have not been adequately investigated. One of these is the impact of local site conditions on the earthquake-induced accelerations and, thereby, on the seismic design of a landfill. This study presents the results of a parametric numerical simulation that has been performed in order to examine the effects of local site conditions on the dynamic response of a typical landfill. Emphasis is given on the special characteristics of ground motion, while the material nonlinearity of both soil and waste is taken into account by an equivalent-linear procedure. Results indicate that local site conditions may play a significant role in the seismic response of a landfill. However, this role cannot be judged a priori as beneficial or detrimental, as it depends not only on soil conditions and seismic excitation, but also on the material and geometric characteristics of the landfill.

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