CE 540
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Geo-Environmental Engineering
Civil and Construction Engineering
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Course Description
Hazardous waste statutes and regulations; introduction to hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, and monitoring techniques. Geotechnical aspects of environmental engineering. Topics include municipal and hazardous solid waste landfill design and characterization and remediation techniques for contaminated soil and groundwater.
When Taught
Fall.
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
or equivalents
Title
Design
Learning Outcome
Be able to produce a preliminary design of a landfill. This inlcudes understanding regulations, chemical fate and transport, geotechnical design methods, and project planning issues.
Title
Communication
Learning Outcome
Be able to communicate the design and design decisions to a non-specialist but technical audiance. This will include communicating the reasons for basic assumptions and why they were made.
