Problem 13 - 6, p.623 in Davis and Masten. A sanitary landfill is being designed
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Problem 13 - 6, p.623 in Davis and Masten.
A sanitary landfill is being designed to handle solid waste generated by Binford, Vermont, at a rate of 50 Mg/day. It is expected that the waste will be delivered by compactor truck on a 5-days/week basis. The density as spread is 122 kg/m3. It will be spread in 0.50-m layers and compacted to 0.25 m. Assuming three such lifts per day and a daily cover of 0.15 m, determine the following: (a) the annual volume of landfill consumed in m3, and (b) daily horizontal area covered by the solid waste. Ignore the soil volume between stacks.