Geosynthetics/Waste Containment (E 4244)
Fall 2004
Monday, 4:10-6:30 (Room 627)


Class #
 Date
 Contents
 Remarks
1
 Sept 6
 Labor Day
2
 Sept 13
  I. Introduction
1. General
2. Environmental Geotechnics
3. Regulatories
 syllabus 1 2
paper 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
3
 Sept 20
 II. Geosynthetics Related to Waste Containment Applications
1. Introduction
2. Geomembranes
 handouts  1 2 3  
4
 Sept 27
 3. Geotextiles
4. Geonets/Geocomposites and Geogrids
5. Design by Function
6. Geosynthetic Clay Liners
7. Clay Minerals
8. Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interaction
 handout  1 2 3 4 5 6
assignment  1
paper
5
 Oct 4
 III. Compacted Clay Liners
1. Introduction
2. Hydraulic Conductivity
3. Factors Affecting Permeabilities
4. Soil Fabrics (for clay minerals, see II-7)
5. Permeability-Laboratory Testing
6. Clay-Water/Waste Interaction (Diffused Double Layer)
 handouts  1 2 3
6
 Oct 11
 no class
7
 Oct 18
 6. Diffused Double Layer - continue
7. Field Testing
8. Construction Quality Control and Assusrance
8
 Oct 25
 IV. Modern Lining Systems
1. Introduction
2. Base and Side-Slope Lining Systems
3. Cover Lining Systems
4. Geomembrane Permeability
5. Leakage in Geomembrane Liner
assignment  2
9
 Nov 1
 Academic Holiday - but work on your mid-term exam!
10
 Nov 8
 V. Leachate Collection and Removal Systems
1. Introduction
2. Leachate Generation and Impingement
3. Leachate Collection
4. Perforated Pipe
5. Leachate and Gas Collection and Removal
 handouts  1 2 3
11
 Nov 15
 VI. Stability Analysis of Liner Systems
1. Factor of Safety
2. Slope- Planar Mechanism
3. Stability Analysis for Liner/Cover Systems
4. Anchorage of Geosynthetics
 assignment  3
12
 Nov 22
 VII. Seismic Stability of Liner Systems
1. Seismicity
2. Seismic Stability- Planar Mechanism
3. Seismic Stability for Liner/Cover Systems
4. Permanent Displacement Analysis
VIII. Settlement
1. Immediate and Consolidation Settlements
 		handout  1
paper  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
paper
13
 Nov 29
 2. Secondary Consolidation Settlement
3. Localized Deformation in Liner
4. Refuse Settlements
5. Empirical Model for Settlement Prediction
Power Law, Gibson-Lo Model, Hyperbolic (Ling et al.) Model
IX. Contaminant Transport
1. Introduction
2. Fick's Laws
 handouts  1 2
paper
14
 Dec 6
 3. One-Dimensional Advection-Diffusion Equation
4. Solution to Transport Equation
5. Slurry Walls
X. Defection Analysis of Pipes
1. Introduction
2. Deflection Ratio and Load
3. Soil Stiffness
4. Pipe Stiffness
5. Iowa Formula and Modified Iowa Formula
6. Design Example and Other Issues
 handouts  1 2 3 4
15
Final Exam