Construction waste landfill volume estimation using ground penetrating radar

Abstract

Underground landfill, the primary disposal method of construction waste in several areas, negatively affects the surrounding environments. Suitably locating and estimating waste volume in an underground landfill are vital for adequate disposal and recycling of construction wastes. In this study, we investigated the applicability of ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology to estimate waste depth and volume of a construction waste landfill. The results revealed the following. (1) The GPR technology effectively delineated boundaries between underground waste and the surrounding strata; the topographic structure obtained from the analysis of the associated images was consistent with the actual topography. (2) Layer information from GPR images and electromagnetic wave velocity calculated using the complex refractive index model for construction waste burial depth inversion produced highly accurate results. Waste depth in the landfill was estimated using the GPR inversion results and spatial interpolation. Kriging interpolation exhibited the highest accuracy. (3) The trapezoid, Simpson and Simpson 3/8 rules were suitable for estimating construction waste volume. A three-dimensional model created using the spatial interpolation grid precisely depicted the structure of the buried landfill. Our study provides references for the management, recycling and environmental impact assessment of construction waste.

Keywords

Ground penetrating radar construction waste landfill depth inversion volume estimation three-dimensional visualisation

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