Landfill Design and Construction - Course 6372

Landfill Design and Construction

Attributes
  • Course #: 838
  • CEUs: 3.2
  • Solid Waste Landfills I III : 16.0
  • FBPE Provider #0004021: CEHs 32.0
  • SWANA: 15 CEUs
  • Time: Day 1: 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
  • Time: Days 2,3,4: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Time: Day 5: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Coordinator James Dunn     email: james.dunn@ufl.edu     phone: (352) 392-9570 or 352-294-7047
Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This five-day intense course covers the essential elements of designing and building a landfill, including:

  • design examples for landfill liner and cover systems
  • geosynthetic properties
  • interpreting soil tests
  • geotextiles
  • leachate collection
  • settlement and stability issues


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Solid waste managers, engineers, local government officials, and others interested in landfill design will benefit from this course.
Prerequisite: College level math and science.
 

INSTRUCTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Robert Bachus, Ph.D., P.E., Principal of Geosyntec Consultants

Robert Bachus holds a doctorate degree in geotechnical engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Bachus has been project manager for many projects requiring specialty geotechnical analysis and geotechnical testing. He has over 25 years experience in geotechnical engineering and is a nationally recognized expert in areas of landfill design, in situ testing, laboratory testing, and soil stabilization.


Link to Instructor Biographies

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Daily breaks are scheduled. Lunch on your own.

Participant must be present for entire class time to receive CEU and Certificate of Attendance.

This course was approved by the SWMTC in April 2023 and can actively accept registrations until April 2026.

Day 1

1:00-2:40pm Landfill Liner and Cover System Concepts

                        • Introduction to Regulatory Requirements

                        • Liner and Cover System Components and Functions

                        • Types of Liner Systems

                        • Composite Liners

2:40-3:00pm  Break

3:00-5:00pm Landfill Liner and Cover System Concepts Con’t

                       • Double Liners

                       • Complex Liners

                       • Design Concepts that Reduce Leakage Through Liners

                       • Phased Construction/Operations

                      • Daily Cover Materials

Day 2

8:00-9:50am Geosynthetic Properties and Functions

                     • Tests Description and Interpretation

                     • Survivability Criteria

                     • Functions of Geosynthetics

                     • Specifications

9:50-10:10am   Break

10:10-12:00pm Geosynthetic Installation and Construction Quality Assurance

                      • Construction Methods

                      • Elements of Construction Quality Assurance

                      • Documentation

                      • Cover and Closure Systems

12:00-1:00pm   Lunch – On Your Own

1:00-2:40pm Soil Types and Uses in Landfill Liner and Cover Systems

                      • Introduction to Regulatory Requirements

                      • Definitions and Characteristics of Soils

                      • Use of Soils in Liner and Cover Systems

                      • Characteristics of Soil Liners

                      • Characteristics of Drainage Layers

2:40-3:00pm   Break

3:00-5:00pm Interpretation of Laboratory and Field Tests on Soils

                     • Construction Quality Assurance Types

                     • Testing Procedures and Results

                     • Construction Parameters Affecting Performance

                     • Development of Test Pads

                     • Field Verification of Hydraulic Conductivity

Day 3

 8:00-9:50am Factors Affecting Construction of Soil Liners and Covers

                    • Critical Construction Objectives • Construction Procedures and Techniques

                    • Construction Sequencing

                    • Construction Considerations which Affect Performance

9:50-10:10am   Break

10:10-12:00pm Construction Quality Assurance of Soil Liners and Covers

                    • Components of Construction Quality Assurance

                    • Construction Quality Assurance Procedures

                    • Regulatory Requirements

12:00-1:00pm   Lunch – On Your Own

1:00-2:40pm Evaluation of Leachate Generation Rate

                   • Use of the HELP Model for Quantifying Leakage through Daily and Final Cover

                   • Example Problems

                   • Influence of Waste and Waste Disposal Practices Leachate Generation

                   • Experience from Case History

2:40-3:00pm  Break

3:00-5:00pm Leachate Collection

                   • Regulatory Requirements

                  • Leachate Head Calculation

                  • Hydraulic Transmissivity Tests

                  • Design of Leachate Collection Layers

                  • Design Details • Design Examples

Day 4

8:00-9:50am Leakage Evaluation, Collection and Detection

                  • Liner Permeability and Defects

                  • Evaluation of Rate of Leakage Through Liners

                  • Performance of Liner Systems

                 • Equivalency Between Different Liners

                 • Design of Leakage Collection and Detection Layers

                 • Design Examples

9:50-10:10am  Break

10:10-12:00pm Geotextile Filters

                 • Use of Geotextile Filters

                 • Design Details

                 • Filter Criteria and Selection of Geotextile Filters

                 • Design Examples

12:00-1:00pm   Lunch – On Your Own

1:00-2:40pm Stability

                 • Stability of Liner Systems on Slopes

                 • Influence of Water on Slope Stability

                 • Stability of Landfill Caps

2:40-3:00pm  Break

3:00-5:00pm Stability

                 • Anchor Trench Design

                 • Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction Testing

                 • Design Examples

Day 5

8:00-9:50am Landfill Stability

                • Waste Mechanical Properties

                • Stability of Waste on Liner System

                • Seismic Considerations

                • Design Examples

9:50-10:10am   Break

10:10-12:00pm Settlement

                • Settlement Calculations

                • Soil and Waste Improvement

                • Liner Deformation Due to Settlement

                • Liner System Design for Localized Subsidence and Sinkhole

                • Design Examples

12:00pm  Course Adjourn