CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH DANGEROUS EMISSIONS FROM GAS GENERATING SITES - THE EXPLOSION RISK THRESHOLD CONCEPT

Authors
BOLTZE U DEFREITAS MH
Citation
U. Boltze et Mh. Defreitas, CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH DANGEROUS EMISSIONS FROM GAS GENERATING SITES - THE EXPLOSION RISK THRESHOLD CONCEPT, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical engineering, 119(3), 1996, pp. 177-181
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical engineering
ISSN journal
13532618 → ACNP
Volume
119
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
177 - 181
Database
ISI
SICI code
1353-2618(1996)119:3<177:CIAAWD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
An empirically based model is presented for predicting the likely occu rrence of dangerous gas levels on and around landfill sites. A number of falls (275) in atmospheric pressure have been recorded, plotted and compared with case histories of pressure falls associated with gas ex plosions. This data bank will be improved when expanded and evaluated in the light of further information about gas explosions and will enco urage a more rigorous approach to recording gas emissions and pressure changes.