CN207362895U - Three-dimensional environmental protection complex ecological closing structure - Google Patents
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The three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure that the utility model is related to, including vertical divider system, the vertical divider system is embedded into the water barrier of underground from earth's surface extension, and it surround landfill material one week, prevent the pollutant in landfill material in underground horizontal to diffusion, further include horizontal covering system, the horizontal covering system is located at vertical divider internal system, horizontal covering system outer rim is connected with vertical divider system, landfill material is integrally covered, prevent rainwater from being mixed with landfill material, reduce the generation of percolate；By technical solution, informal landfill percolate diffusion can be effectively isolated, blocks contact of the surface water and groundwater with landfill material, soil protection and underground water, restoring mature econogy.During may also be used for administering the waste pollutant of unordered stockpiling, operation, there is landfill yard leaked etc..
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Technical field
A kind of environmental and ecological closing is the utility model is related to, closes and ties more particularly to a kind of three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological
Structure.
Background technology
With the fast development of social economy, urbanization and industrialization development are accelerated, solidification disposal of waste and industrial production pollution
Prevention and control, can all use seepage control system, and the informal landfill yard of early stage, pollution prevention measure are not in place, to Soil Surrounding and
Underground water causes different degrees of pollution, some regular refuse landfill pollution prevention measures are not in place, the diafiltration of generation
Liquid, landfill gas also cause different degrees of pollution to Soil Surrounding and underground water.
In existing closing technology, mainly in the form of level covers, infiltrating for landfill localized ground precipitation has been obstructed
With the unordered discharge of landfill gas, but the periphery diffusion of percolate inside landfill yard is not resolved really, do not control ground yet
Lower cross contamination between water and landfill material.
Utility model content
In view of this, the main purpose of the utility model is that providing a kind of three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure,
By the technical program, by the combination in vertical divider system and horizontal covering system and Huan Chang gutters, HDPE soil is utilized
The materials such as work film, sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, composite earthwork drainage network, reinforced earth gauze pad, build three-dimensional complex ecological envelope
Field structure, can effectively solve the pollution problem of informal household refuse landfill sites, reduce the yield of percolate, control rubbish and ooze
Further pollution of the filtrate to surrounding enviroment, recovers ecology, meets country and industry standard specification, realize that safety is closed.
In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the utility model is realized in：A kind of three-dimensional environmental protection is compound
Ecological closing structure, including vertical divider system, the vertical divider system is embedded into water barrier from earth's surface extension, and surround
Landfill material one week, prevents the pollutant in landfill material from, to diffusion, further including horizontal covering system, the level is covered in underground horizontal
Convering system is located at vertical divider internal system, and horizontal covering system outer rim is connected with vertical divider system, and landfill material is overall
Covering, prevents rainwater from being mixed with landfill material, reduces the generation of percolate.
As further technical solution, Huan Chang gutters are further included, the Huan Chang gutters are arranged on vertical divider system
System inner side, and round along horizontal covering system, Huan Chang gutters both sides are respectively with vertical divider system and horizontal covering
System is connected.
As further technical solution, the vertical divider system is by vertical divider film, vertical divider wall, sealed bottom
Formed with wall is led, the vertical divider film lower end extension is embedded into the water barrier of underground two meters, in vertical divider film lower end both sides
Sealed bottom is provided with, vertical divider wall is arranged on the sealed bottom of vertical divider film both sides, is led wall and is arranged on vertical divider
Wall upper end both sides, the upper end of the vertical divider film are connected with horizontal covering system.
As further technical solution, the vertical divider film is 3.0mm thickness HDPE smooth surface films, and the sealed bottom is
It is close using chemical grouting material, the gap between the vertical divider wall lower section of filling vertical divider film both sides and water barrier, bottom
The sealing of envelope is highly more than 1m, and the infiltration coefficient of the seal interface of sealed bottom is no more than 1 × 10-7cm/s。
As further technical solution, described lead is located at earth's surface above wall, using symmetrical reinforced concrete structure, in
Between at intervals of 60 ~ 100cm distance, the vertical divider film below earth's surface and vertical divider wall are clipped in the middle.
As further technical solution, the horizontal covering system is by air guiding layer, horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer, horizontal leakage preventing
Layer, drainage blanket, support soil layer, nutrition soil layer are formed, and the air guiding layer is composite earthwork drainage network, is close to landfill material below,
The horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer is arranged on the top of air guiding layer for sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, and the horizontal impervious layer is double for HDPE
Matte film is arranged on above horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer, and the drainage blanket is arranged on above horizontal impervious layer for reinforced earth gauze pad,
The support soil layer is coated with drainage blanket for the soil without stone, and the nutrition soil layer is the soil for being adapted to plant growth,
It is laid on support soil layer, being planted inside the soil of nutrition soil layer has plant.
As further technical solution, the air guiding layer is 6mm thickness composite earthworks drainage network, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof
Layer is 4800g/m2Sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, the horizontal impervious layer are the double matte films of 1.0mm thickness HDPE, and the drainage blanket is
600g/m2Reinforced earth gauze pad, the support soil layer are free of stone soil for 50cm is thick, and the nutrition soil layer is adapted to for 20cm is thick
The nutrient soil of plant growth.
As further technical solution, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer and horizontal impervious layer outer rim extend respectively to neighbouring
Vertical divider system lead on wall top face, the vertical divider film of the horizontal impervious layer and vertical divider system be weldingly connected for
One.
As further technical solution, the Huan Chang gutters are made of furrow bank, collection pipe, filter layer, the furrow bank
For channel form made of concrete structure, make the collection pipe and worn in the horizontal direction with furrow bank inner vertical respectively for some
It is logical, filter layer is provided with the ditch impervious barrier on the outside of the madial wall of the furrow bank, the other end of collection pipe is arranged on filter layer
In, the filter layer is connected to each other with the drainage blanket in horizontal covering system.
As further technical solution, the thickness of the furrow bank is 30cm, and the interior side elevation close to landfill material is higher than another
Side 50cm, the collection pipe are DN100 PVC tube having holes, and the filter layer is laid with for graded gravel, and graded gravel is a diameter of
20 ~ 40mm, filtering layer height 30cm.
It is using the beneficial effect after above-mentioned technical proposal：A kind of three-dimensional compound closing structure of environmental protection, passes through technical side
Case, can be effectively isolated informal landfill percolate diffusion, block contact of the surface water and groundwater with landfill material, soil protection
And underground water, restoring mature econogy.During may also be used for administering the waste pollutant of unordered stockpiling, operation, occur
Landfill yard of leakage etc..
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Fig. 1 is the cross section structure schematic diagram of the utility model.
In figure, 1 vertical divider system, 2 water barriers, 3 landfill materials, 4 horizontal covering systems, 5 Huan Chang gutters, 6 vertical resistances
Wall, 10 air guiding layers, 11 horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layers, 12 horizontal impervious layers, 13 rows are led in membrane, 7 vertical divider walls, 8 sealed bottoms, 9
Water layer, 14 support soil layers, 15 nutrition soil layers, 16 furrow banks, 17 collection pipes, 18 filter layers, 19 natural soils.
Embodiment
Specific embodiment in the utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.
As shown in Figure 1, the three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure that the utility model is related to, including vertical divider system
1, the vertical divider system 1 is embedded into underground water barrier 2 from earth's surface extension, and surround landfill material 3 one weeks, prevents landfill material
Pollutant in 3, to diffusion, further includes horizontal covering system 4, the horizontal covering system 4 is located at vertical divider in underground horizontal
Inside system 1, horizontal 4 outer rim of covering system is connected with vertical divider system 1, covers landfill material 3 is overall, prevent rainwater with
Landfill material 3 mixes, and reduces the generation of percolate.
As further embodiment, Huan Chang gutters 5 are further included, the Huan Chang gutters 5 are arranged on vertical divider system
The inner side of system 1, and round along horizontal covering system 4,5 both sides of Huan Chang gutters are covered with vertical divider system 1 and level respectively
Convering system 4 is connected.
As further embodiment, the vertical divider system 1 is close by vertical divider film 6, vertical divider wall 7, bottom
Seal 8 and lead wall 9 and form, 6 lower end of the vertical divider film extension is embedded into underground water barrier 2 two meters, under vertical divider film 6
End both sides are provided with sealed bottom 8, and vertical divider wall 7 is arranged on the sealed bottom 8 of 6 both sides of vertical divider film, is led wall 9 and is set
In 7 upper end both sides of vertical divider wall, the upper end of the vertical divider film 6 is connected with horizontal covering system 4.
As further embodiment, the vertical divider film 6 is 3.0mm thickness HDPE smooth surface films, and the sealed bottom 8 is
Using chemical grouting material, the gap between the lower section of vertical divider wall 7 of 6 both sides of filling vertical divider film and water barrier 2, bottom
The sealing of sealing 8 is highly more than 1m, and the infiltration coefficient of the seal interface of sealed bottom 8 is no more than 1 × 10-7cm/s。
As further embodiment, the wall 9 of leading is located at earth's surface above, using symmetrical reinforced concrete structure, in
Between at intervals of 60-100cm distance, the vertical divider film 6 below earth's surface and vertical divider wall 7 are clipped in the middle.
As further embodiment, the horizontal covering system 4 is by air guiding layer 10, horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer 11, level
Impervious barrier 12, drainage blanket 3, support soil layer 14, nutrition soil layer 15 are formed, and the air guiding layer 10 is composite earthwork drainage network, under it
Landfill material 3 is close to by side, and the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer 11 is arranged on the top of air guiding layer 10 for sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, described
Horizontal impervious layer 12 is arranged on the horizontal top of auxiliary seepage proof layer 11 for the double matte films of HDPE, and the drainage blanket 13 is reinforced earth net
Pad is arranged on the top of horizontal impervious layer 12, and the support soil layer 14 is coated with drainage blanket 13 for the soil without stone, described
Nutrition soil layer 15 is the soil for being adapted to plant growth, is laid on support soil layer 14, is planted inside the soil of nutrition soil layer 15
There is plant.
As further embodiment, the air guiding layer 10 is 6mm thickness composite earthworks drainage network, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof
Layer 11 is 4800g/m2Sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, the horizontal impervious layer 12 are the double matte films of 1.0mm thickness HDPE, the draining
Layer 13 is 600g/m2Reinforced earth gauze pad, the support soil layer 14 are free of stone soil for 50cm is thick, and the nutrition soil layer 15 is
The nutrient soil of the thick suitable plant growths of 20cm.
As further embodiment, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer 11 and 12 outer rim of horizontal impervious layer extend respectively to neighbour
Near vertical divider system 1 is led on 9 top surface of wall, and the horizontal impervious layer 12 and the vertical divider film 6 of vertical divider system 1 weld
Connect and be connected as one.
As further embodiment, the Huan Chang gutters 5 are made of furrow bank 16, collection pipe 17, filter layer 18, described
Furrow bank 16 is channel form made of concrete structure, ditch auxiliary seepage proof layer 19 and ditch impervious barrier as Huan Chang gutters 5
20 are arranged on the outside and bottom of furrow bank 16, and the inner side of ditch auxiliary seepage proof layer 19 and ditch impervious barrier 20 is covered with level respectively
Horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer 11 and horizontal impervious layer 12 in convering system 4 are connected as one, and ditch auxiliary seepage proof layer 19 and ditch are prevented
The outside of infiltration layer 20 extends respectively to the leading on 9 top surface of wall of neighbouring vertical divider system 1, the ditch impervious barrier 20 with it is vertical
The vertical divider film 6 of baffle system 1, which is weldingly connected, to be integrated, the collection pipe 17 for some difference in the horizontal direction with furrow bank
16 inner vertical break-through, are provided with filter layer 18, collection pipe 17 on the ditch impervious barrier 20 on the outside of the madial wall of the furrow bank 16
The other end be arranged in filter layer 18, the filter layer 18 is connected to each other with the drainage blanket 13 in horizontal covering system 4.
As further embodiment, the thickness of the furrow bank 16 is 30cm, and the interior side elevation close to landfill material 3 is higher than another
Side 50cm, the collection pipe 17 are DN100 PVC tube having holes, and the filter layer 18 is laid with for graded gravel, and graded gravel is straight
Footpath is 20 ~ 40mm, 18 height 30cm of filter layer.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the vertical divider system 1 need to surround landfill material 3 one weeks, and vertical divider film 6 connects
It is continuous complete, tightly gather between each width, centre cannot be interrupted, and before horizontal covering system 4 is implemented, need to carry out shaping to landfill material 3, make
Side slope is not suddenly in 1:4, it is ensured that the stability of horizontal covering system 4, supports soil layer 14 and nutrition soil layer 15 to occur without landslide；Draining
Layer 13 employs reinforced earth gauze pad, possesses stronger drainability, while plays the reinforced action to supporting soil layer 14, improves
Stability；The rainwater guide that Huan Chang gutters 5 will effectively be converged in horizontal covering system 4, filter layer 18 play filtration, purification
Effect, reduce enter Huan Chang gutters 5 in silt, for collection pipe 17 when rainfall is smaller, the surface water of convergence is out of pipe
Flow into Huan Chang gutters 5, when rainfall is larger, charge for remittance can be from 16 facade of furrow bank close to horizontal 4 side of covering system
Top is overflowed into Huan Chang gutters 5, charge for remittance is passed through primary sedimentation, to reduce the suspended matter in draining.
In the embodiment of the utility model, the infiltration coefficient of HDPE geomembranes is less than 10-12Cm/s, can make landfill material 3 with
Diffusion mobility coefficient between surrounding enviroment is reduced to 10-12The cm/s orders of magnitude, construct three-dimensional environmentally friendly antiseepage barrier together,
Make landfill material 3 and periphery natural soils 19 and underground water, earth's surface water segregation, reduce the yield of percolate, obstructed its
The contamination path of underground, and serike is planned by nutrition soil layer 15, restoring mature econogy, makes Ecological Park.
The above, is only the preferable possible embodiments of the utility model, is not limited to the utility model
Scope.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure, including vertical divider system, the vertical divider system is from earth's surface
Extension is embedded into the water barrier of underground, and the pollutant in landfill material one week, prevention landfill material in underground horizontal to diffusion,
It is characterized in that, further including horizontal covering system, the horizontal covering system is located at vertical divider internal system, level covering system
System outer rim is connected with vertical divider system, and landfill material is integrally covered, and prevents rainwater from being mixed with landfill material, reduces percolate
Produce.
2. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 1, further includes Huan Chang gutters, the ring field
Gutter is arranged on vertical divider system memory, and rounds along horizontal covering system, and Huan Chang gutters both sides are respectively with hanging down
Straight baffle system is connected with horizontal covering system.
3. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the vertical resistance
By vertical divider film, vertical divider wall, sealed bottom and lead wall every system and form, the vertical divider film lower end extension is embedded into
Two meters in the water barrier of underground, vertical divider film lower end both sides are provided with sealed bottom, vertical divider wall is arranged on vertical divider
On the sealed bottom of film both sides, lead wall and be arranged on vertical divider wall upper end both sides, the upper end of the vertical divider film is covered with level
Convering system is connected.
4. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the vertical divider film
For 3.0mm thickness HDPE smooth surface films, the sealed bottom is to utilize chemical grouting material, the vertical resistance of filling vertical divider film both sides
Gap below partition wall between water barrier, the sealing of sealed bottom are highly more than 1m, the infiltration of the seal interface of sealed bottom
Coefficient is no more than 1 × 10-7cm/s。
5. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described to lead position above wall
In earth's surface, using symmetrical reinforced concrete structure, midfeather is the distance of 60 ~ 100cm, will be vertical below earth's surface
Obstruct membrane and vertical divider wall are clipped in the middle.
6. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the horizontal covering system
System is made of air guiding layer, horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer, horizontal impervious layer, drainage blanket, support soil layer, nutrition soil layer, the air guiding layer
For composite earthwork drainage network, it is close to landfill material below, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer is arranged on for sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet
The top of air guiding layer, the horizontal impervious layer are arranged on above horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer for the double matte films of HDPE, the drainage blanket
It is arranged on for reinforced earth gauze pad above horizontal impervious layer, the support soil layer is coated with drainage blanket for the soil without stone
On, the nutrition soil layer is the soil for being adapted to plant growth, is laid on support soil layer, is planted inside the soil of nutrition soil layer
There is plant.
7. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the air guiding layer is
6mm thickness composite earthworks drainage network, the horizontal auxiliary seepage proof layer are 4800g/m2Sodium-based bentonite waterproof carpet, the horizontal leakage preventing
Layer is the double matte films of 1.0mm thickness HDPE, and the drainage blanket is 600g/m2Reinforced earth gauze pad, the support soil layer are thick for 50cm
Without stone soil, the nutrition soil layer is the thick nutrient soils for being adapted to plant growth of 20cm.
8. the three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 1 or 6, it is characterised in that the level is auxiliary
Help impervious barrier and horizontal impervious layer outer rim extends respectively to the leading on wall top face of neighbouring vertical divider system, the horizontal leakage preventing
Layer and the vertical divider film of vertical divider system are weldingly connected and are integrated.
9. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the Huan Chang gutters
It is made of furrow bank, collection pipe, filter layer, the furrow bank is channel form made of concrete structure, and the collection pipe is some
Respectively in the horizontal direction with furrow bank inner vertical break-through, filter layer is provided with the impervious barrier on the outside of the madial wall of the furrow bank,
The other end of collection pipe is arranged in filter layer, and the filter layer is connected to each other with the drainage blanket in horizontal covering system.
10. three-dimensional environmentally friendly complex ecological closing structure according to claim 9, it is characterised in that the thickness of the furrow bank
Spend for 30cm, the interior side elevation close to landfill material is higher than opposite side 50cm, and the collection pipe is DN100 PVC tube having holes, described
Filter layer is laid with for graded gravel, a diameter of 20 ~ 40mm of graded gravel, filtering layer height 30cm.
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