Table Of Contentcivil engineers, environmental scientists, geologists and materials scientists at the GREEN5
conference. It is hoped that readers will find this compendium of papers both informative
and thought-provoking.
On behalf of the conference committee I would like to thank all of the people who made a
contribution to the scientific content, direction, organization and operation of the GREEN5
event—particular thanks go to the following individuals; Constance and Edward Carroll,
Katalin Gruiz, Benas Jankauskas, Tamas Meggyes, Mark Richardson, Jouko Saarela and, of
course, my wife Irene. In addition, the conference organizers are extremely grateful for sup-
port from the following organizations (without whose sponsorship the GREEN5 event would
not have happened)—Balfour Beatty Ltd, GeoAssist Ltd, University of Wolverhampton.
Bob Sarsby
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR A
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA, 1 – 4 JULY, 2008
Construction for
a Sustainable Environment
Editors
R.W. Sarsby
School of Engineering and the Built Environment,
University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
T. Meggyes
ICP Hungária, Budapest, Hungary
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Table of contents
Foreword IX
Keynote presentations
Mineral barriers in landfill capping systems – Conditions of durability 3
K.J. Witt
Preventing pollution caused by mining activities 23
T. Meggyes
MOKKA: Modern engineering tools for environmental risk management 39
K. Gruiz, É. Fenyvesi, A. Murányi, A. Anton, I. Zöldi, J. Fehér, Z. Siki,
L. Csemniczky, A. Székely, A. Langenhof, P. Bardos & T. Meggyes
Physical modelling of New Orleans levee flood protection system performance
during Hurricane Katrina: London Avenue and Orleans Canal 55
T.F. Zimmie
Assessment of the use of recycled aggregates in vibro-stone column
ground improvement techniques 75
C.J. Serridge & R.W. Sarsby
The BORASSUS Project: Towards an integrated approach to soil conservation 91
M.A. Fullen
Engineered disposal of wastes
Asphalt liners in landfill construction 101
G.U. Burkhardt & T. Egloffstein
Optimization of disposal logistics for household waste 111
H.-J. Dornbusch
Application of the experience from the industrial landfill mining in
the Vienna basin to problems of threshold and developing countries 117
T. Dörrie, P. Chlan & M. Struve
Long-term hazard to drinking water resources from landfills 127
T. Dörrie, M. Struve & P. Spillmann
Novel criteria to classify the stabilization of organic material 133
M. Franke
New model laws to calculate long-term hazards to drinking water resources
from landfills 145
P. Spillmann & M. Franke
Spontaneous ignition of plastic deposits and avoidance by fire protection
measures and subsequent transformation of plastics into mineral oil 157
M. Struve, G. Ballin & P. Hartmann
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Evaluation of gas regime and climatic influence in an ageing municipal
solid waste landfill site: A case study 163
M. Benson & M. Richardson
Pretreatment of waste prior to landfilling 171
D. Panza & V. Belgiorno
Recycling different wastes to produce ‘topsoil’
for seeding embankment slopes 177
I. Takahashi, T. Ishida, T. Ohki & T. Ohki
Treatment of contaminated and derelict land
Innovative technology for metal-polluted soils – Combined
chemical and phytostabilisation 187
V. Feigl, K. Gruiz & A. Anton
Cyclodextrins for the enhancement of soil remediation technologies 197
É. Fenyvesi, K. Csabai, M. Molnár, L. Leitgi & K. Gruiz
Multistage verification of soil remediation 207
K. Gruiz, M. Molnár & É. Fenyvesi
Environmental Risk Management of diffuse pollution of mining origin 219
K. Gruiz, E. Vaszita, V. Feigl & Z. Siki
Direct testing of soil mutagenicity 229
Cs. Hajdu, K. Gruiz & É. Fenyvesi
In situ delineation of point sources and high resolution mapping
of polluted sites by field-portable X-ray fluorescence measuring device 237
M. Tolner, G. Nagy, E. Vaszita & K. Gruiz
Reclamation and cultivation of the Cracow soda plant lagoons 245
K. Boroń, S. Klatka, M. Ryczek & E. Zając
Investigation and remediation of oil lagoons – Selected
technological approaches 251
J. Kukačka, J. Váňa & O. Urban
Bioremediation of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons using a natural
biodegradable product 259
M. Marinescu, M. Dumitru & A. Lăcătuşu
Phytostabilisation – An appropriate remediation technique for metals
in soils along highways 265
P.K. Padmavathiamma & L.Y. Li
Remediation of arsenic-contaminated groundwater 271
R. Reddy & K. Darko-Kagya
Rationalisation of water use in multistage washing of dispersive materials 281
A.B. Shandyba & S.V. Vakal
An old quarry: Natural attenuation remediates historic ignorance 285
T. Van Autenboer, C. Cammaer & B. Volders
Trace element features in Yanzhou-Jining-Tengzhou mining site:
A case study 293
X. Zhu, B. Han & M. Lu
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Sustainable construction and infrastructure
Fly ash and silica fume for green shotcrete 301
A. Badr
Effect of curing regime on the bearing capacity of soil stabilized with
class F fly ash and cement 311
A.T. Cömert & S. Fırat
Partnering for a greener future 319
P. Corbett & N. Edwards
Interaction between cement and superplasticizer in pozzolanic mineral admixtures 329
J. Gołaszewski
Environmental and engineering properties of processed Portuguese steel slags 341
A. Gomes Correia, S.M.R. Ferreira, A.J. Roque, F. Castro & A. Cavalheiro
Rebuilding of a road across an old Jewish cemetery in northern Poland 349
A. Klein
Use of waste glass as fine aggregate in structural concrete 355
J. Koh, R.W. Sarsby & A.A.M. Ben Said
Palm mat geotextiles for soil strengthening 361
R. Kugan & R.W. Sarsby
Assessment of environmental effects of treatment agents used in road
building materials 371
M.M. Leppänen, R. Syvälä, N. Vuorimies & K. Vaajasaari
Evaluation of the safety of Jinnah powerhouse by Finite Element Analysis 381
Y.H. Liu, R.W. Sarsby, C.J. Wang & J.F. Zhang
Influence of vertical stress on elongation of geotextile straps used
as reinforcement in earth retaining structures 393
P. Michalski, A. Baziak & E. Zawisza
Effect of partial substitution of cement by pulverised fuel ash
on the compressive strength material 399
G. Papageorgiou & N. Hytiris
Glass reinforced plastic waste characterisation and recycling potential 405
A. Pappu, M. Osmani, A. Ansarifar & L. Wang
Experimental investigation of the water purification action of porous media 411
S. Shimobe, S. Takenaka & S. Iwai
Use of crushed concrete and crushed brick as structural fill 421
P. Varin & P. Kolisoja
Influence of test method on the value of compaction parameters
for coarse-grained furnace slag 427
T. Zydroń & E. Zawisza
Supporting the natural environment
Debris flow near Stambach (Austria) – A successful example
of bioengineering stabilisation 435
R. Adamcova, R. Stangl, J. Elischer, F. Ottner & D. Keusch
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Rainfall simulator study of the erosion control potential of palm
geotextiles for mine dam slope stabilization 443
C. Bühmann, D.G. Paterson, G.M.E. Pienaar, J.P. Nell, N.E. Mulibana,
P.W. van Deventer, M.A. Fullen, M. Subedi & R.W. Sarsby
Influence of climate change on foundations in swelling soils 453
B.Sh. Hazzan
Use of municipal wastewater and composted wastewater sludge in willow
short rotation coppice in Estonia 463
K. Heinsoo & B. Holm
Non-destructive measurement of oil pipe wall thickness 471
I. Kalicanin
Mass stabilisation technique for soft peat, mud, clay and sediment 477
P. Lahtinen
Effects of tobacco waste tipping on the Sefton coastal dunes (North-West England) 481
J.A. Millington, C.A. Booth, M.A. Fullen, I.C. Trueman, A.T. Worsley,
N. Richardson, M. Newton, G. Lymbery, P. Wisse & A. Brockbank
The effect of hydrocarbon spills on the geotechnical properties of a clay soil 489
J. Ota
Compensation of nutrients removed through extraction of forest fuel 493
R. Ozolinčius, I. Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė & K. Armolaitis
Romanian experience in the implementation of European regulations
regarding manure management 501
I. Panoiu, S. Udrescu & C. Simota
Evaluation of biological geotextiles for reduction of runoff and soil loss 509
T. Smets, J. Poesen, R. Bhattacharyya, M.A. Fullen, C.A. Booth, M. Subedi,
A. Kertész, Z. Szalai, A. Toth, B. Jankauskas, G. Jankauskiene, C. Bühmann,
A. Guerra, J.F.R. Bezerra, Y. Zheng & M. Panomtaranichagul
Dynamic analysis of Ecological Footprint and its prediction using the Grey
Model in a coalmining area (Huaibei city, China) 521
Y. Song, B. Han, X. Zhu & T. Yuan
Arsenic, salts and old factories: Contaminant hydrogeology
and administrative procedures
T. Van Autenboer, C. Cammaer, J. Houtmeyers & T. Claes 529
Author index 541
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