Sample Preparation Methods Affect Engineering Characteristic Tests of Municipal Solid Waste

Table 11

Biodegradation compression parameters of different samples.

Sample		Compression coefficient (MPa^−1)			Compression index Cc
		a1-2	a2−4	a4−8
Wet method samples	1	2.596	0.912	0.235	0.312
	2	1.902	0.797	0.225	0.299
	3	1.758	0.714	0.117	0.156
	Average	2.085	0.808	0.192	0.256
Dry method samples	1	2.122	1.040	0.272	0.361
	2	2.343	0.541	0.288	0.383
	3	1.410	0.817	0.141	0.187
	Average	1.958	0.799	0.234	0.310