UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Department of Civil and Materials Engineering
CME415: INTRODUCTION TO GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING*
SPRING 2006
Professor Krishna R. Reddy, 2095 ERF, Phone: 996-4755
Instructor:
e-mail: kreddy@uic.edu; website: http://www.uic.edu/~kreddy
MW 1-2 PM or By Appointment
Office Hours:
Time and Room:
Required Text:
MW 4:00-5:15 PM; Addams Hall 306
Sharma, H.D., and Reddy, K.R., “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site
Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management
Technologies” John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004
Syllabus, Schedule and Assignments:
Lecture†
Topic
1
Introduction: Geoenvironmental Problems; Relevant
Regulations
2
Composition and Properties of Soils and Wastes:
Composition of Soils; Properties of Soils
Composition and Properties of Soils and Wastes: Sources
and Classification of Wastes; Properties of Wastes
Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport: Subsurface
Flow-Basic Definitions; Flow Modeling
Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport: Contaminant
Types and Geochemical Processes; Biodegradation
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport: Transport
Processes; Transport and Fate Modeling
Review, Quiz and Take-Home Exam 1
Waste Disposal Facility Siting, Configuration and End Use:
Regulations; Siting Methodology, Configuration, End Use
Waste Disposal Facility Siting, Configuration and End Use:
Site Investigation
Waste Containment Liner Systems: Liner Systems and
Materials; Low-Permeability Soil Liners
Waste Containment Liner Systems: Geomembrane Liners;
Geosynthetic Clay Liners
Waste Containment Liner Systems: Geotextiles, Geonets,
Geogrids, and Geocomposites; Interface Shear Strengths
Leachate Collection and Removal Systems: Criteria and
Components; Leachate Quantity Estimation, HELP Model
Reading
Assignment
Chapters 1 & 2;
Sections 15.5 &
15.6; Chapter 9
Chapters 4 & 5
Sections 15.2 to
15.4
Sections 7.1 to 7.7
and 7.9; handout
Sections 6.2, 6.3;
Chapter 3; Sections
8.3 and 8.4;
handout
Sections 8.2, 8.5
and 8.6; handout
Chapter 16 and
Section 24.2
Section 10.5
Sections 17.1 and
17.2
Sections 17.3 and
17.5
Sections 17.4, 17.6
to 17.8
Sections 18.1 &
18.2; Section
Formerly CEMM415: Environmental Geotechnology
Lecture duration: 1 hr. 15 min.
Prof. K.R. Reddy-Intro to Geoenvironmental Engineering (CME415)
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Department of Civil and Materials Engineering
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25
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Leachate Collection and Removal Systems: Collection
Pipes, Drainage Materials; Leachate Recirculation and
Treatment
Waste Containment System Liner Design- Leakage through
Liners and Performance Data; Contaminant Transport Analysis
18.3.1, handout
Sections 18.3.2 to
18.3.4; Sections
25.1 & 25.2
Sections 17.10 &
17.11; Section 8.6;
Handout
Section 19.4;
Handout
Waste Containment System Liner Design: Material Stresses,
Geomembrane Puncture Resistance; Waste and Liner Slope
Stability
Final Cover Systems: Regulatory Requirements; Cover
Sections 19.1 to
Systems and Materials; Infiltration Analysis
19.4.3
Final Cover Systems: Erosion Assessment; Drainage Layer
Sections 19.4.4 &
Capacity; Gas Collection and Management
19.4.5; Chapter 20
Final Cover Systems: Cover Geomembrane Analysis; Waste
Sections 19.4.6 &
and Cover Slope Stability; Waste Settlement
19.4.7; handout
Review, Quiz and Take-Home Exam 2
Contaminated Site Investigation and Risk Assessment: Site Chapter 10
Investigation- Geologic Data; Hydrogeologic Data; Chemical
Data; Data Analysis
Contaminated Site Investigation and Risk Assessment: Risk Sections 11.3 and
Assessment-USEPA Method; ASTM RBCA Method
11.4
In-Situ Waste Barriers: Vertical Barriers; Bottom Barriers;
Sections 12.2 to
Surface Caps
12.4
In Situ Waste Barriers: Groundwater Pumping; Subsurface
Sections 12.5 &
Drains
12.6
Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: Soil
Sections 13.2, 13.3,
Remediation Technologies- Soil Vapor Extraction; Soil
13.4 & 13.5
Washing; Stabilization/Solidifcation; Electrokinetic
Remediation
Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies: Soil
Sections 13.6, 13.7,
Remediation Technologies- Thermal Desorption; Vitrification; 13.8 & 13.9
Bioremediation; Phytoremediation
Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies:
Sections 14.2, 14.3
Groundwater Remediation Technologies- Pump-and-treat; In- & 14.4
situ Flushing; Permeable Reactive Barriers
Soil and Groundwater Remediation Technologies:
Sections 14.5, 14.6
Groundwater Remediation Technologies- In-Situ Air
& 14.7
Sparging; Monitored Natural Attenuation; Bioremediation
Review and Course/Instructor Survey
FINAL COMPRHENSIVE EXAM (Open Book and Open Notes)
Grading:
Homework: 30%
Quizzes: 10%
Take-Home Exams: 40%
Final Exam: 20%
Prof. K.R. Reddy-Intro to Geoenvironmental Engineering (CME415)
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