Research Article

Rainfall Reliability Evaluation for Stability of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills on Slope

Table 4

The statistical properties of the parameters for reliability analysis.

Parameter typeNameMean (μ)Coefficient of variation
(COV)
Standard deviation
(σ)

Geometry parameter (m)200.010.2
(m)300.010.3
(°)600.010.6
(°)300.010.3

Material parameter (kN/m3)70.100.7
(kN/m3)200.051.0
(kPa)340.206.8
(kPa)0.350.200.07
(°)350.103.5
(°)230.102.3

Rainfall parameter (mm/hr)500.021.0
(hr)360.010.36
Rainfall pattern1~7

Subscript 1 stands for solid waste; subscript 2 stands for geomembrane.