Printable Version| CEE-345 Geoenvironmental Engineering |
Course Description:
This course offers important concepts in the design and construction of waste disposal facilities, and in the closure of existing disposal facilities. The emphasis is placed on the fundamental aspects of soils, soil-water movement, characterization of contaminated site and remediation technology.
Text book:
References:
Geoenvironmental Engineering, Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, by H. D. Sharma, and K. R. Reddy, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2004.
Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and Construction, by X. Qian, R. Koerner, and D. H. Gray, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Location and Hours:
Lecture: T-TH, 10:45 - 12:00 PM, PL 503
TA: Kepha Abong'O, koa212@lehigh.edu
Office Hours (Steps 4th floor: PM),| Syllabus | | Handouts | | Assignments | | Sample Projects | | Links |
Course Handouts in PDF
Disclaimer: Students are expected to keep their own notes. The handouts highlight the lecture content and are by NO MEANS a complete set. The instructor reserves the right to make changes that may not be reflected in the handouts below, it is the students' responsibility to keep a complete and current set of notes for each lecture.
Class Lectures| No. | Description | File |
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| 1 | Introduction & Historical Overview of Regulations | Lecture 1 |
| 2a | Properties of MSW References: MSW Unit Weight MSW Index Properties Physical Characterisctics of MSW MSW Shear Strength MSW Mechanical Properties MSW Compressibility |
Lecture 2a |
| 2b 2c | Contaminant sources/regulations & Soil Composition Soil-Water System & Fabric Electrokinetics intro Clay Mineralogy Handout (by Raymond) |
Lecture 2b Lecture 2c EK notes Clay Min. |
| 3 | Soil Properties Review | Lecture 3a Lecture 3b |
| 4 | Geochemistry Inorganic & Organic Contaminants
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Lecture 4 3/21 Transcript 3/23 Transcript |
| 5 | Groundwater Flow | Lecture 5 |
| 6 | Contaminant Transport and Fate | Lecture 6 |
| 7 | Remediation Methods a. Risk b. Containment Barriers: Vertical and Bottom Barriers Permeable Reactive Barriers
c. Soil Remediation
Stabilization and Solidification Electrokinetic remediation Bioremediation and other In Situ Flushing d. Groundwater Remediation Pump and Treat
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Lecture 7b Lecture 7c Lecture 7d |
| 8 | Geoenvironmental Site Exploration | |
| 9 | Landfill Reulations, Siting and Configurations | |
| 10 | Waste Containment Liner Systems | |
| 11 | Leachate Collection, Removal and Liner Design | |
| 12 | Final Cover Systems |