WASTE GEOTECHNICS
integrated into the sustainable landfill
technology developed in Topic 6.
It is anticipated that the research
will provide new theories, methodolo-
gies and technologies for the site selec-
tion, design and operation of hundreds
of new landfills to be built in China
as well as for the reclamation and re-
covery of thousands of old landfills or
dumps. The research will also benefit
the world, especially for countries gen-
erating wastes with high organic con-
tents, by possibly preventing events
such as the Payatas wasteslide from
occurring.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge
the support provided by the National
Basic Research Program of China
(Research Grant 2012CB719800)
and the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (Research Grants
50878194; 51010008; 51009121).
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Authors
Tony L.T. Zhan, Professor, MOE Key
Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoen-
vironmental Engineering, Zhejiang
University, China,
email:
Dr. Zhan is a visiting professor at the
University of Alberta.
Y.M. Chen, Professor, MOE Key
Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoen-
vironmental Engineering, Zhejiang
University, China,
email:
.
G.W. Wilson, Professor, Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of Alberta,
email:
V. Giang, Communications and Grant
Strategist, University of Alberta Geo-
technical Centre, Department of Civil
& Environmental Engineering,
email:
.
D.G. Fredlund, Geotechnical Engi-
neering Specialist, Golder Associates
Ltd., Saskatoon, SK,
email:
.
