Effect of Particle Size on the Hydraulic Characteristics of Mechanically and Biologically Treated Waste

Table 2

Results of particle size, uniformity coefficient, and curvature coefficient of MBT waste.

Sample	d10 (mm)	d30 (mm)	d50 (mm)	d60 (mm)	Cu	Cc
P1-1	0.8	3.5	5.4	6.4	8.0	2.4
P1-2	1.1	5.2	9.4	11.3	10.3	2.2
P1-3	2.0	6.0	12.4	16.4	8.2	1.1
P2-1	1.5	4.2	5.9	6.7	4.5	1.8
P2-2	1.8	5.7	9.6	11.4	6.3	1.6
P2-3	2.4	7.3	13.8	17.5	7.3	1.3
Original MBT waste	3.1	8.8	16.7	23.0	7.4	1.1

Note. d₁₀, d₃₀, d₅₀, and d₆₀ denote diameters of the particle size at which 10, 30, 50, and 60% of the materials pass through the sieve, respectively; C_u, uniformity coefficient; C_c, curvature coefficient.