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Michael Richard Project Manager

Weston & Sampson

MSE Berms in Landfill Closure and Post Closure Use Projects

MSE Berms in Landfill Closure/Post

Closure Use Projects

CASE STUDIES

Presentation for:

EBC Solid Waste Program Richard Messer PE and Michael Richard PE

September 20, 2012

Presentation Overview • A little about Weston & Sampson

• Quincy & Milton Landfills to the Quarry Hills

Granite Links Golf Course

• Reading Landfill to Walkers Brook –

Jordan’s/Home Depot

• MSE Roadway-

Stone Wall Repair

• Questions/Answers

Our Capabilities & Strengths

• 112 Years of Civil/Environmental Consulting in New England

• Over 100 Licensed Professional Engineers

• Over 350 Employees in the Northeast

• Full Service Capabilities

• Over 50 Municipal Solid Waste Clients

• Over 200 Solid Waste Projects

• Over 85% Repeat Client Projects

Quincy & Milton Landfills

Quarry Hills-Granite Links

Golf Course

• Two Landfills Closed– Milton and Quincy

• 13 Million Tons of Fill – Big Dig

• 27 holes

• 1 Extensive MSE Berm

Granite Links Golf Course

MSE

Berm

MILTON

LANDFILL

QUINCY

LANDFILL

ACRES of

FILL

• STEEL FACING

• FABRIC

• LOAM

WETLAND

STEEL

FACING

BENCHED

with

FABRIC

LOAM

WETLAND

CULVERT

START OF

GRASS

GROWTH

TEMPORARY

DRAINAGE

FROM TOP

OF WALL

TEMPORARY

STORMWATER

PIPING CONTROLS

PROTECT MSE BERM

INSPECTOR

STONE BERM

MSE BERM

GRASSED AREA-

(WINTER)

CONTINUED

GRASS

GROWTH

WETLAND

CONTINUED

BERM

GROWTH

GOLF CART

BRIDGE

TEMPORARY

BERMS TO

CONTROL

STORMWATER

GOLF

COURSE

FAIRWAY

SHAPING

GOLF

COURSE AND

MSE BERM

TODAY

GOLF

COURSE AND

MSE BERM

TODAY

GOLF

COURSE AND

MSE BERM

TODAY

GOLF

COURSE AND

MSE BERM

TODAY

Reading Landfill

Walkers Brook

Jordan’s and Home Depot • Weston & Sampson

worked on the project on behalf of Jordan’s and Home Depot

• Weston & Sampson involved in the project from the design phase through construction

• We provided an oversight roll during the design and development of the MSE walls, North, Perimeter, and East walls.

• H&A and D&H were the engineers for the developer

Jordan’s and Home Depot –

Completed Project

Reading Landfill

Walkers Brook

Jordan’s and Home Depot

Issues:

• Stormwater Drainage

• Landfill Gas

• Differential Settlement

• Foundation Design

• MSE Walls, North, East, and Perimeter

• Landfill HDPE Cap

• Liquid Boot

Reading Landfill - Closure

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

EAST MSE

BERM

RTE. 128/95

NORTH MSE

BERM

CAR

DEALERSHIP

REMOVE

ORGANICS

ROCK

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

ROCK

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

LANDFILL

REMOVE

ORGANICS

WETLANDS

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

COMPLETION

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

CONCRETE

KEY IN

FOOTING

COMPLETION

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

CONCRETE

KEY IN

FOOTING

COMPLETION

RUBBLE FILL

FOUNDATION

PERIMETER

MSE BERM

FILTER

FABRIC

BASE LAYER

OF SOIL

CONCRETE

KEY IN

FOOTING

FIRST LAYER

GEOGRID GALVANIZED

STEEL

FACING

(FORM)

GALVANIZED

STEEL

FACING

(FORM)

FACING

INTERLOCK

WITH

GEOGRID

PIPE CUTOUT

(GAS AND

DRAINAGE)

MSE BERM

STONE

FACING

CLAY

BARRIER

LAYER

VERTICAL SAND

VENTING/DRAINAGE

LAYER

LANDFILL

SHEEPSFOOT

ROLLER

VERTICAL SAND

VENTING/DRAINAGE

LAYER

CLAY

BARRIER

LAYER

LANDFILL

MSE BERM

STONE

FACING

NON-WOVEN

SEPARTATION

GEOTEXTILE

GALVANIZED

STEEL

FACING

STEP BACK

FORM

MSE BERM

STONE

FACING

GEOGRID

STEP BACK

FORM

MSE BERM

STONE

FACING

SECOND

LAYER

MSE BERM

GALVANIZED

STEEL

FACING

COMPACTION OF

CLAY BARRIER

LAYER – PREP

FOR SECOND

LAYER OF

GEOGRID

SHEEPSFOOT ROLLER

ON CLAY BARRIER

LAYER

PERIMETER MSE BERM

ANOTHER LAYER OF GEOGRID AND

GALVANIZED STEEL FACING AS THE

PERIMETER MSE BERM GOES HIGHER

ANOTHER LAYER OF GEOGRID AND

GALVANIZED STEEL FACING AS THE

EAST MSE BERM GOES HIGHER

GRANULAR FILL FOR THE EAST MSE

BERM – AREA TO BE COVERED WITH

ASPHALT PAVEMENT

EAST MSE BERM

EAST MSE BERM

PERIMETER MSE BERM

PERIMETER MSE BERM

NON-WOVEN FABRIC

BACKED WITH LOAM

FOR GRASS GROWTH

GRASSED SURFACE

FACING RESIDENTIAL

AREA TO THE WEST

BASE OF DROP INLET

GEOGRID ATTACHED

TO CONCRETE DROP

INLET STRUCTURE –

TIE INTO MSE BERM

DROP INLET PIPE

OUTLET

OUTLET PIPE AND

HEADWALL

STRUCTURE

DROP INLET

STRUCTURE WITH

OUTLET PIPE AND

HEADWALL

PERIMETER MSE BERM

CONSTRUCTION

AROUND DROP INLET

STRUCTURE

PERIMETER MSE BERM

CONSTRUCTION

AROUND DROP INLET

STRUCTURE

PERIMETER MSE BERM

CONSTRUCTION

AROUND DROP INLET

STRUCTURE