Numerical Calculations of the Consolidation of Flotation Waste Landfill "Zelazny Most" Based on Biot’s Model with the Kelvin - Voight Rheological Skeleton

This paper presents simulation results of the consolidation process of the flotation waste landfill “Zelazny Most”. The mathematical model used in presented research is based on Biot’s model of consolidation and is extended with rheological skeleton. The load is the mass pressure of the landfill itself. The initial point selected for calculations was based on the ground water level calculated in a landfill. The creeping process in this waste landfill was analyzed along the north - south section. The solution is therefore 2D with the assumption of a plane strain state. Effective model parameters data were obtained in laboratory tests on the material from the waste landfill. Results obtained for a stress state in a storage state can help to determine whether the adopted linear model of visco-elastic medium does not lead to changes in the Coulomb - Mohr potential yield, showing the emergence of plasticity of material storage areas.