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Title Evaluation of MSW incineration bottom ash for environmentally safe geotechnical applications
ID_Doc 20256
Authors Bandarra, BS; Monteiro, L; Veloso, G; Abreu, P; Sousa, H; Martins, RC; Pereira, JL; Coelho, PALF; Quina, MJ
Title Evaluation of MSW incineration bottom ash for environmentally safe geotechnical applications
Year 2024
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136011
Abstract Circular economy envisages resource efficiency and minimization of the negative impacts of waste on the environment and human health. This work considers municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (IBA) for safe use in geotechnical works, through physical, chemical, ecotoxicological, and geotechnical analysis of samples with different weathering periods. Low leaching potential and no relevant ecotoxic effects were found for IBA. Better compaction was obtained for IBA mixtures with sand. All materials showed reasonable permeability after compaction. IBA stiffness and shear strength values, consistently assessed through different tests, were within dense granular soils range. Weathering seems to positively influence IBA geotechnical properties, which in any case seem compatible with environmentally safe and sustainable geotechnical applications.
Author Keywords IBA; Chemical analysis; Ecotoxicity; Mechanical properties; Geotechnical applications; Circular economy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001229756400001
WoS Category Construction & Building Technology; Engineering, Civil; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Research Area Construction & Building Technology; Engineering; Materials Science
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