Research project

Sciences and strategies for the long term management and remediation of landfills

Lead researcher:

Professor William Powrie
Other researchers:

Dr Richard Beaven
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor William Powrie

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Research interests

Railway track and trackbed behaviour and performance.
Geotechnical transportation infrastructure (earthworks, retaining walls, tunnels).
Groundwater and groundwater control.

Connect with William

Email: W.Powrie@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Richard Beaven

Principal Research Fellow

Connect with Richard

Email: R.P.Beaven@soton.ac.uk

Research outputs

A multi-component two-phase flow algorithm for use in landfill processes modelling

J.K. White, D. Nayagum & R.P. Beaven, 2014, Waste Management, 34(9), 1644-1656

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.05.005

Type: article

Biodegradation and flushing of MBT wastes

A.A. Siddiqui, D.J. Richards & W. Powrie, 2013, Waste Management, 33(11), 2257-2266

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.07.024

Type: article

Investigating clogging failure mechanisms of leachate extraction wells in landfills

T. Rees-White, R.P. Beaven, W. Powrie & Darren Cole, 2013, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 50(11), 1179-1187

DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2012-0478

Type: article

Quantifying the effect of settlement and gas on solute flow and transport through treated municipal solid waste

N.D. Woodman, A.A. Siddiqui, W. Powrie, A. Stringfellow, R.P. Beaven & D.J. Richards, 2013, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 153, 106-121

DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2013.04.007

Type: article

Enhanced biodegradation at the Landgraaf bioreactor test-cell

H. Oonk, A. van Zomeren, T.C. Rees-White, R.P. Beaven, N. Hoekstra, L. Luning, M. Hannen, H. Hermkes & H. Woelders, 2013, Waste Management, 33(10), 2048-2060

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.03.003

Type: article