CEG 4112 Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design

CEG 5112 Advanced Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design

 

Location: Weil 210 2nd Period (8:30-9:20) MWF

Instructor: Prof. F.C. Townsend, 208 Reed Lab (392-0926)

http://www.ce.ufl.edu/~ftown/landfill.html & http://terzaghi.ce.ufl.edu/

Text: "Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization, & Landfills

      Design & Evaluation" H.D. Sharma, Publ:J Wiley

Grading:  Three Exams - 75%, Homework - 25% [7.5 Grading Scale]:

CEG 5112 will have an advanced project = 2 homeworks

 

I'll be happy to discuss grades within 48hrs of returning HW/tests, after that discussion is closed. However, knowledge is discussed anytime!

 

Goal: The Landfill Design course presents geotechnical aspects related to the design of solid waste landfills. The course teaches settlement analyses, slope stability, liner compaction, and leachate collection systems as they relate designing a landfill. Computer software is used to assist design scenarios.

 

Objectives: Students are expected to apply geotechnical concepts and be able to use computer software pertinent to landfill design. Upon completion, students will be able to: (1) size a landfill, (2) be cognizant of regulations, (3) use software to design slopes, estimate settlements, and estimate leachate quantities, (4) design liners, and (5) design leachate systems.

 

Outcomes: This course requires students to apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems towards the design of a landfill system. As such, they will use modern tools (software), and understand the ethical responsibilities of landfill design on society.

 

Tentative Syllabus Fall '01

 

 

Date

 

Topic

 

Aug 22

 

Introduction, Landfill types

 

Aug 24

 

Regulations, RECA & FL

 

Aug 27

 

Site assessment

 

Aug 29

 

Quantities, Waste Properties

 

Aug 31

 

Soil-waste Interactions

 

Sept 3

 

Labor Day Holiday (No classes)

 

Sept 5

 

Clay Mineralogy

 

Sept 7

 

Insitu testing

 

Sept 10

 

Lab testing, Strength & Permeability

 

Sept 12

 

Intro to Geotech (Bearing Cap, Settlement, Slopes)

 

Sept 14

 

Bearing capacity

 

Sept 17

 

CBEAR

 

Sept 19

 

Settlement analysis

 

Sept 21

 

UNISETTLE

 

Sept 24

 

UNISETTLE Project

 

Sept 26

 

Introduction to slope stability

Sept 28

Cousin’s Charts, Method of Slices

 

 

Oct 1

 

Spencer's Method, Wedge Analysis

 

Oct 3

 

PCSTABL Demo/Project

 

Oct 5

 

Geo-reinforced Slopes

 

Oct 8

 

Intro to Liner Design

 

Oct 10

 

Compaction of Clays

 

Oct 12

 

Compaction theories & props of compacted clays

 

Oct 15

Test # 1

 

Oct 17

 

 

Synthetic liners

 

Oct 19

 

"         "

 

Oct 22

Composite Liners

 

Oct 24

 

Geonets & filters

 

Oct 26

 

Liner Q/A

 

Oct 29

 

Liner construction

Oct  31

Anchor trench design

Nov 2

 

Homecoming (no classes)

 

Nov 5

 

Anchor trench design

 

Nov 7

 

Test # 2

Nov 9

 Intro to Leachate

 

Nov 12

Intro to HELP

Nov 14

HELP (continued)

Nov 16

 

Collection system Design

 

Nov 19

 

Pipe Analysis

Nov 21

Thanksgiving Holiday (No Class)

 

Nov 23

 

Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes)

 

Nov 26

 

Collection system Q/A

 

Nov 28

 

Gas collection & Management

Nov 30

 

Gas Collection design

 

Dec 3 & 5

 

Closure & Long term care

 

Dec 10

Final exam 5:30

 

Extra

 

Slurry Walls, dewatering, construction excavation