US-Egypt Cooperative Research: Alternative Cap and Liner Systems for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

描述：该奖项旨在支持佛罗里达州坦帕市南佛罗里达大学土木与环境工程系的Alaa Ashmawy博士与埃及开罗国家研究中心的Ahmed H. Abdel-Rahman博士之间的合作研究项目。对每年产生1000多万吨城市固体废物的埃及社区和每年产生2亿吨以上城市固体废物的美国社区来说，正确设计和建造城市固体废物填埋场是一项挑战。在埃及，压实粘土衬垫（CCLs）或土工合成粘土衬垫（GCLs）构成垃圾填埋场衬垫和覆盖系统中水力屏障的主要组成部分。然而，这两个国家都在寻找可替代的盖子和班轮系统，这是出于对经济解决方案的需求，同时保持相同的环境和安全标准。研究人员计划设计和评估两种替代系统的性能，即分层焚化炉灰土复合材料和处理的建筑和拆除碎片。通过广泛的实验室和现场测试计划，将这些系统与常规尾管在性能有效性和经济效益方面进行比较。该项目建立在这两个研究人员在这一领域的专门知识和当前研究的基础上，预计将提供经济和安全的设计，供两国私营部门垃圾填埋场运营商和市政当局使用。范围：识别和评估替代填埋衬垫和覆盖系统是一个及时的问题，对地球环境界具有重要意义。该研究将引入创新的方法，在衬里和覆盖系统中有益地利用焚化炉灰和建筑碎片。USF和NRC都提供了成功完成该项目所需的设施。该项目建立在这两个研究人员在这一领域的专门知识和当前研究的基础上，预计将提供经济和安全的设计，供两国私营部门垃圾填埋场运营商和市政当局使用。通过南佛罗里达大学工程学院的REU项目，项目活动包括研究生和来自代表性不足群体的本科生的参与。为访问埃及实验室的美国研究生提供国际研究机会。研究成果将通过在期刊、会议记录和互联网上发表来传播。该项目得到了美国-埃及联合基金项目的支持，该项目向两国的科学家和工程师提供赠款，以开展这些合作活动。

0310199AshmawyDescription: This award is to support a cooperative research project between Dr. Alaa Ashmawy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida and Dr. Ahmed H. Abdel-Rahman, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt. Proper design and construction of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills is a challenge to Egyptian communities where more than 10 million tons of MSW are generated annually, and to U.S. communities where over 200 million tons are generated annually. In Egypt, compacted clay liners (CCLs) or geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) form the main component of the hydraulic barrier in the landfill liner and cover system. However, the search for alternative cover and liner systems in both countries is driven by the need for economical solutions while maintaining the same environmental and safety standards. The investigators plan to design and assess the performance of two alternative systems, namely layered incinerator ash-soil composites and processed construction and demolition debris. These systems will be compared to conventional liners in terms of their performance effectiveness as well as economical benefits through an extensive laboratory and field-testing program. The project builds upon the expertise and current research of both investigators in this field, and is expected to provide economical and safe designs for use by private sector landfill operators and municipal authorities in both countries. Scope: Identification and evaluation of alternative landfill liner and cover systems is a timely issue of significant importance to the geoenvironmental community. The research will introduce innovative methods for beneficial use of incinerator ash and construction debris in liner and cover systems. The facilities needed for successful completion of the project are available at both the USF and the NRC. The project builds upon the expertise and current research of both investigators in this field, and is expected to provide economical and safe designs for use by private sector landfill operators and municipal authorities in both countries. The project activities include the participation of a graduate student as well as undergraduate students from underrepresented groups, through an REU program at the University of South Florida's College of Engineering. International research opportunities are provided to the U.S. graduate student who will visit the Egyptian laboratories. Research findings will be disseminated through publication in journals, conference proceedings, and the Internet. This project is being supported under the US-Egypt Joint Fund Program, which provides grants to scientists and engineers in both countries to carry out these cooperative activities.