GATE CE · 2018 · CE
Question 25: Municipal Solid Wastes
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Question 25
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A city generates 40×10
kg of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, out of which only 10% is recovered/recycled and the rest goes to landfill. The landfill has a single lift of 3 m height and is compacted to a density of 550 kg/m
. If 80% of the landfill is assumed to be MSW, the landfill area (in m
, up to one decimal place) required would be ______Log in to check the answer
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GATE CE 2018 · Paper 1
Civil Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Civil Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
- Marks
- 1 mark
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