EnvE 434
Environmental Geotechnics
Description
Design of soil waste containment systems; stability of natural slopes, engineered cuts and embankments; earth pressure theories; design of retaining structures and pressures on buried pipes; settlement of earth containment structures and foundations; load-carrying capacity of foundations; design for filtration, separation, containment, and reinforcement using geosynthetics.Learning Outcomes
Explain the fundamental principles of geomechanics for waste repository design and shallow foundation designExplain the geoenvironmental issues with mine waste and tailings management
Explain the fundamental principles of groundwater seepage and contaminant transport
Perform basic slope stability and shallow foundation designs
Perform basic seepage analyses
Design, model and monitor waste management systems (i.e. landfill and tailings dam)
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 37.8 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 |
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Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 5 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Enve - Year 4 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Ward Wilson |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Ward Wilson |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Ward Wilson |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Nicholas Beier |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Ward Wilson |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Elena Zabolotnii |