Abstract:
Utilization of fy ash, bottom ash and municipal solid waste in the feld of geotechnical engineering necessitates determination of its physical, chemical, morphological and engineering properties. This paper presents detailed physical, chemical and
geotechnical characterization of fy ash, bottom ash and municipal solid waste from
Telangana State in India. Fly ash and bottom ash samples were collected from Kakatiya
thermal power station in India. Municipal solid waste (MSW) sample was collected
from Borabanda municipal dump site in the city of Hyderabad, India. From the experimental results, it is noticed that specifc gravity of fy ash, bottom ash and municipal
solid waste were found to be 1.86, 1.77 and 2.2 respectively. Presence of quartz and
mullite; quartz, mullite and calcium carbonate; and quartz and corundum are found to
be predominant in fy ash, bottom ash and MSW respectively. The peak friction angle
of fy ash, bottom ash and municipal solid waste were found to be 37.02°, 33.77° and
35.23° respectively. Permeability characteristics of fy ash, bottom ash and municipal
solid waste were observed to be 1.01E−04 cm/s, 2.01E−04 cm/s and 1.16E−04 cm/s
respectively. From the observation of experimental results, it can be concluded that fy
ash, bottom ash and municipal solid waste from Telangana state are efective material
to be used as backfll material, flter material and embankment construction
