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Case Studies | Civil Engineering | United Arab Emirates | Volume 10 Issue 12, December 2021

Construction Challenges in Landfilled Areas

Nasreen Mir

Abstract: The main aim of this article is to share awareness about some of the challenges faced by contractors during construction of buildings above landfills and to present a brief case study of an Electric substation project built above Landfill.

Keywords: landfill, substation, structural, environmental, sustainable, challenges, differential settlement, bearing capacity, leachate, risk mitigation, electric, pile, debris

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 12, December 2021,

Pages: 238 - 240