ENVE 4002
Environmental Geotechnical Engineering
Landfill design; hydrogeologic principles, water budget, landfill liners, geosynthetics, landfill covers, quality control/quality assurance, clay leachate interaction, composite liner design and leak detection. Landfill operation, maintenance and monitoring. Case studies of landfill design and performance. Geotechnical design of environmental control and containment systems.
Topics
- quality control/quality assurance
- clay leachate interaction
- composite liner design and leak detection
Course catalogue
2025
Readings
- Farquhar. Prentice Hall 1995.
- Design, construction and monitoring of landfills by A. Bagchi. Wiley and Sons, Second Edition, 1994.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 3208 . Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ENVE 5201 /EVG 7201, for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis one hour a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2025 Winter Outline ENVE 4002 ↗2025