Environmental geotechnics

 

Italian titleGeotecnica ambientale
LanguageEnglish
ECTS6
Course typeSecond Cycle Degree (Master’s Level) – Advanced Course
PeriodAutumn Semester
Scope and formLectures, exercises
Course duration13 weeks
Type of assessmentWritten Examination
Exam duration90 minutes
Aidnone
PrerequisitesGeotechnics
General course objectivesTo provide main concepts and information on environmental geotechnics (soil compaction, slope stability analysis, mechanical properties of geosynthetics, geotechnical aspects of landfill design and construction).
Learning objectivesA student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
  • Evaluate the factor of safety of a slope;
  • Design the main geotechnical works involved in a landfill;
  • Chose and use geosynthetics in a properly manner.
ContentCOMPACTION: theory, geotechnical properties and structure of compacted soils, field compaction equipment. In situ and laboratory permeability and shear tests on compacted samples.
SLOPE STABILITY: Peak and residual shear strength. Infinite and limited height slopes. Classification of landslides. Landslides monitoring (inclinometers, piezometers, etc.). Static and dynamics conditions, Safety factors according to limit equilibrium methods
GEOSYNTHETICS: designing with geotextiles, geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners etc.
SOLID WASTE LANDFILL: Design concepts and construction layout. Top and bottom natural and syntetic barriers. Shear strength and compressibility of municipal and industrial solid waste. Slurry walls.
Course ResourcesCOURSE MATERIAL: Note from lessons avaible on the Course web site COURSE READING: N. Simons, B. Menzies & M. Matthews: “A short course in Soil and Rock Slope Engineering”, Thomas Telford, UK, 2005 X. Qian, R.M. Koerner, D.H. Gray: “Geotechnical aspects of landfill design and construction”, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, USA, 2002. · R.M. Koerner: “Designing with geosynthetics”, Pearson -Prentice Hall, USA, 2005.
Course lecturer/ DepartmentProf. Marco Favaretti /Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Key wordsSoil, Geotechnics, Environment, Protection
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