Experimental Study on the Permeability and Microstructure of Remoulded Silty Clay Corroded by Landfill Leachate

摘要

This paper explores the macroscopic permeability characteristics, pore distribution, mineral composition, and microstructure changes in remoulded silty clay under different concentrations and different back pressures through flexible-wall triaxial permeability tests, nuclear magnetic resonance tests, X-ray diffraction tests, and scanning electron microscope tests. The results of the flexible-wall triaxial permeability tests indicate that the hydraulic conductivity of the landfill leachate with different concentrations increases to the peak value in 108-132 h period and then decreases to a stable value in 252–264 h period under the action of different back pressures. The nuclear magnetic resonance tests show that the pore distribution of the remoulded silty clay is macropore after it is corroded by the leachate. Increasing the concentration of landfill leachate and reducing the back pressures can reduce the overall development effect of pores. The X-ray diffraction tests show that the weakly acidic corrosive environment provided by remoulded silty clay and landfill leachate reduce respectively the contents of montmorillonite, muscovite, and illite by 33.52 %, 23.57 % and 63.51 %, while kaolinite and albite increase by 283.40 % and 188.64 %. Finally, scanning electron microscope tests show that the corrosion of landfill leachate and the plugging of organic pollutants in the infiltration process reduce the apparent pore ratio of the microstructure of remoulded silty clay and the hydraulic conductivity gradually decreases.