Browsing by Author "Hossain, Sahadat"
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Change in Sedimentation Regime due to Bridge Construction Activities: A Field Study at FM 2478 Bridge Over Wilson Creek, McKinney, Texas
Kandel, Subhas (2021-12-20)Bridge construction activities can cause soil disturbances that introduce sediments into a receiving stream and potentially impact its quality and the ecosystem. The impacts of bridge construction activities are studied ... -
Characteristics Of Fresh Municipal Solid Waste
Taufiq, Tashfeena (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)The characteristics of fresh municipal solid waste (MSW) are critical in planning, designing, operating or upgrading solid waste management systems. Physical composition, moisture content, compacted unit weight, permeability ... -
Characterization And Evaluation Of Gas Generation Potential Of Municipal Solid Waste From A Closed Section Of A Landfill
Samir, Sonia (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)At present, there are more than 40 closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills around DFW and North Texas. A closed landfill might have potential benefits for gas recovery and utilization due to the presence of organic ... -
Determination Of Geotechnical Properties Of Clayey Soil From Resistivity Imaging (RI)
Kibria, Golam (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-10-11)The use of resistivity imaging (RI) in the subsurface investigation has increased in recent years. RI is a non destructive method and provides a continuous image of the subsurface. Based on the electrical conduction ... -
DETERMINATION OF ROOT LENGTH OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION COVER USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY IMAGING TECHNIQUE
Oyshi, Fouzia Hossain (2018-05-01)Evapotranspiration (ET) covers are receiving an increasing amount of attention for use at waste disposal sites. Instead of using barrier layers like conventional covers, percolation in ET cover system is minimized by water ... -
Development Of Brownfield Database Using GIS
Hossain, Jubair (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2009-09-16)Brownfields are abandoned, idled or underutilized industrial or commercial sites where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination. Brownfields may be as small as a vacant ... -
Driveability of Recycled Plastic Pin (RPP) in North Texas
Aziz, Arif Mohammad (2019-12-10)The Recycled Plastic Pins (RPP) have been extensively used as an alternative to the conventional slope stabilization methods in stabilizing shallows slope failure in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Idaho in the United States. ... -
Dynamic Chracteristics And Stability Analysis Of Muncipal Solid Waste In Bioreactor Landfills
Haque, Mohamed Adil (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-09-19)Bioreactor landfills are operated to enhance refuse decomposition, gas production, and waste stabilization. The major aspect of bioreactor landfill operation is the recirculation of generated leachate back through the ... -
EFFECT OF CHICKEN MANURE ON METHANE PRODUCTION FROM MSW IN LAB SCALE ANAEROBIC REACTORS
Islam, Md Tauhidul (2019-12-09)One of the major problems of urbanization is the production of a huge amount of Municipal Solid Waste. The cities and metropolitan areas are generating more and more solid waste and these wastes are filling up the landfill ... -
Effect Of Enhanced Leachate Recirculated (ELR) Landfill Operation And Gas Extraction On Greenhouse Gas Emission
Samir, Sonia (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2014-07-14)The bioreactor/ enhanced leachate recirculated (ELR) landfill operation with the addition of moisture/ leachate to the landfill, accelerate the process of landfill waste decomposition; and increase the generation of LFG ... -
Effect of fine grained soil in the strength of cement treated flex-base materials
Timsina, Sita; 0000-0001-8434-8319 (2018-05-01)The recycled materials such as, Recycled Crushed Concrete Aggregates (RCCA) and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) treated with cement has been widely used as the alternative granular base in pavement construction in different ... -
Effect Of Leachate Recirculation On Methane Generation Of A Bioreactor Landfill
Manzur, Shahed R. (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-11-01)Municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal is of current concern due to the green-house effect and rising temperature all around the globe. Landfill gas is generated from aerobic & anaerobic biodegradation of organic materials ... -
Effect of Manure and Enzyme on the Degradation of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Biocell
Sapkota, Anuja; 0000-0002-6059-2795 (2017-05-05)More than half of total Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated is composed of organic degradable waste for developed countries and the percentage is even higher for developing countries. Handling of organic fraction of MSW ... -
Effect of Manures on Food Waste Degradation in Biocell
Zaman, Md Nur Basit; 0000-0003-0095-1597 (2016-11-30)Proper disposal of food waste is a challenge due to adverse effect on the environment through generation of excessive leachate and greenhouse gas (CH4). After food loss through the food supply chain, the food waste ends ... -
Effect of Modified Moisture Barriers on Slopes Stabilized with Recycled Plastic Pins
Sapkota, Anuja; 0000-0002-6059-2795 (2019-08-09)High plasticity expansive clayey soils are prone to repeated swelling and shrinkage due to cyclic climatic variations. These variations lead to desiccation cracks that act as pathways for rainfall intrusion into the slope, ... -
Effect Of Nano Zero Valent Iron On Degradation Of Municipal Solid Waste In Bioreactor Landfills
Gangopadhyay, Meenakshi (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)Nanotechnology has substantial potential for reducing contamination, toxicity and overall human health hazards and environmental risks. In recent times, nano zero valent iron has proved to be effective in contaminant ... -
Effect Of Saline Water On Landfill Gas Generation Of Municipal Solid Waste
Sivanesan, Yogavathani (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2013-03-20)The Enhanced Leachate Recirculation (ELR) landfills operation results in rapid waste stabilization, waste decomposition and increased rate of gas generation. However, operating landfill as an ELR landfill requires availability ... -
Effect of sewage sludge and wastewater recirculation on the degradation of Municipal Solid Waste in bioreactors
Ayub, Afroza (2019-12-10)Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is the major environmental and economical concern for the world. Among all the MSW management alternatives, sustainable Bioreactor has potential to solve environmental and economic ... -
EFFECT OF TERMITE GUT MICROORGANISM TAV5 RATIOS ON LIGNIN DEGRADATION AND METHANE GENERATION FROM PAPER, YARD, AND WOOD WASTE
Rahimi, Hoda; 0000-0002-2317-8317 (2019-05-08)Methane from anaerobic processes is being increasingly utilized as an alternative energy source in developed countries, via large projects that extract methane from landfills or wastewater treatment plants. Anaerobic ... -
The Effects Of Climate, Soil, And Vegetation On The Design Of Water Balance Covers For Solid Waste Landfills In Texas
Baig, Salman (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2012-07-25)The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of climate, soil, and vegetation on the design of water balance (WB) covers for solid waste landfills in Texas. This study was conducted using water balance software ...