In order to determine whether or not conveying coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) was cost competitive with trucking, we developed a preliminary design and cost estimate for three overland conveyor systems. Working with Stantec, we found that conveyors were cost competitive with trucking. Given their minimal environmental and social impacts and cost efficacy, we recommended that conveyors be used for CCB transport.

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Creator

• Bloksberg, Nicholas Wesley
• Palmer-Paton, Linnea May

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042811-002126

Advisor

• LePage, Suzanne
• Hart, Frederick L.

Year

• 2011

Center

• Alberta, Canada Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• Stantec

Date created

• 2011-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved