Solid Waste Webinar Series: Elevated Temperatures in Landfills and Geomembrane Liner Performance
August 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
The generation of heat in landfills is a complex process due to the heterogeneity of the waste stream coming into the landfills. High heat or elevated temperature could potentially damage the landfill liner system, landfill final cover system, and landfill gas collection system. This presentation aims to describe the heat generation mechanisms, observed elevated temperatures in some landfills, and the performance of geomembrane liners due to the observed elevated temperatures.
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Featured Speakers
M. Zahirul Islam, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng.
Dr. Islam has more than 21 years of experience in the field of Civil, Geotechnical, and Geoenvironmental Engineering. His practice focuses on design, permitting, operations and maintenance, and construction of waste containment facilities for municipal solid waste (MSW), hazardous waste, industrial waste, coal combustion residuals (CCR), and low-level radioactive waste. His technical specialties include: static and seismic slope stability evaluations, settlement analyses, seepage analyses, geosynthetics design and installation, earthwork monitoring and testing, geotechnical investigations, landfill gas collection and control system design, and construction support (construction drawings, specifications, construction quality assurance (CQA) plan, bid support, construction management support, and QA/QC support).
