ENVE 5201
Geo-Environmental Engineering
Landfill design; hydrogeologic principles, water budget, landfill liners, geosynthetics, landfill covers, quality control and quality assurance, clay/leachate interaction, composite liner design and leachate collection systems. Landfill operation, maintenance and monitoring. Design of environmental control and containment systems; slurry walls, grout curtains, Case studies.
Topics
- quality control and quality assurance
- clay/leachate interaction
- composite liner design and leachate collection systems
Course catalogue
2021
Readings
- Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilities by Rowe, R. Kerry, Quigley, Robert M., Brachman, Richard W. I., and Booker, John R., 2nd ed., 2004. Spon Press, Taylor & Francis
- Group, London and New York City, 587 pp., ISBN 0-419-22630-3. Available in the bookstore.
Prerequisites & course information
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ENVE 4002 , for which additional credit is precluded.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- 2021-Winter-Outline-ENVE5201 ↗2021