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GE 485

Waste Containment

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Geotechnical and geohydrogeological aspects of the design, construction, and monitoring of land fills and hazardous wastes in surface and underground structures.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Senior or Graduate standing in engineering or geology.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Senior or Graduate standing in engineering or geology.

Units

Lecture3
Laboratory Studio1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Senior or Graduate standing in engineering or geology.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate through homework assignments, exams, and laboratory exercises, that they understand and are able to select and implement proper analysis techniques for a given waste management engineering problem.
  • demonstrate understanding of and appreciation for the engineering challenges and responsibilities involved in managing society’s wastes by participating in classroom lectures and laboratory exercises.
  • demonstrate appreciation for the importance of legal, social and ethical considerations in waste management and in general engineering practice including an understanding of all appropriate laws and regulations as well as emerging issues such as environmental justice and social license to operate.
  • demonstrate through homework assignments, exams, and laboratory exercises, that they understand and are able to select and implement proper analysis techniques for a given waste management engineering problem.
  • demonstrate understanding of and appreciation for the engineering challenges and responsibilities involved in managing society’s wastes by participating in classroom lectures and laboratory exercises.
  • demonstrate appreciation for the importance of legal, social and ethical considerations in waste management and in general engineering practice including an understanding of all appropriate laws and regulations as well as emerging issues such as environmental justice and social license to operate.