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Geotecnica Ambientale
Environmental Geotechnics
Evelina Fratalocchi

Seat Ingegneria
A.A. 2015/2016
Credits 9
Hours 72
Period II
Language ENG

Prerequisites
None

Learning outcomes
The course aims to provide the students with theoretical and technical skills regarding the geotechnical aspects of landfills design and construction and the interventions for the recovery of polluted sites.

Program
Pollutant migration through soils. Interaction phenomena soil-water-pollutants. Migration mechanisms: testing and modelling. Chemical compatibility. Analysis of the italian laws and regulations for polluted soils. Chemical and geotechnical characterisation of polluted sites. Risk assessment and analysis. Remedial strategy. Remediation technologies. Confinement of polluted sites by cut-off walls: technologies and design. Plastic cement-bentonite cutoffs: performance, mix-design, construction and controls. Cutoffs by jet-grouting and by deep soil mixing. Cover sistems for polluted sites. Geosynthetic clay liners (hydraulic and mechanical performance). Geomembranes. Technologies for remediation of polluted soils and groundwater: stabilisation/solidification, on site and off- site physical treatments, termal remediations. Permeable reactive barriers. Geotechnical aspects of controlled waste landfills: design, constructions and controls of the liner systems. Overall and interface stability.

Development of the examination
LEARNING EVALUATION METHODS
Not available

LEARNING EVALUATION CRITERIA
Not available

LEARNING MEASUREMENT CRITERIA
Not available

FINAL MARK ALLOCATION CRITERIA
Not available

Recommended reading
Sharma & Reddy. Geoenvironmental Engineering. J.Wiley & Sons Inc.

Courses

• Ingegneria Civile (Corso di Laurea Magistrale (DM 270/04))