COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANNING AND DESIGN OF LANDFILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 4041 PLANNING AND DESIGN OF LANDFILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the lecture is providing the following knowledge for the students; i)the components and necessities of a landfill, ii)how to obtain these componentsand necessities iii)how to make material selection for the area iv)information on design of a landfill area and technically traw it, v)information on major costs

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can list the components of a landfill area and can describe its necessities
2   Can foresee the landfill volume and can locate its place
3   Can compare the area of a landfill and its components according to the current and future needs
4   Can compare the material types used in landfills, can investigate the landfills, and can make sense out of the results of this ivestigation
5   Can plan and design a landfill area according to the needs
6   Can determine the appropriate landfill technique according to the properties of the area and land, can decide about the technique

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Landfill techniques, landfill types
2 The laws and regulations related with landfilling
3 Fundemental design criteria
4 The effects of land properties on landfilling technique, excavation need
5 DAily cover, gas drainage systems
6 Impermiable bottom liners, leachate collection
7 Midterm exam
8 The components of a landfill, factors effecting their locations in the area, requirted volume and area determination
9 Class study-design
10 Class study-excavation according to the topography
11 Drawing landfill plan
12 Drawing landfill crosssectional area

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.20+ASG *0.30+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.20+ASG *0.30+RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Görkem AKINCI
DEÜ Çevre Müh. Bölümü
35160, Buca-IZMIR
Phone: 3017132

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.133
LO.23
LO.34213
LO.44342423
LO.5434323
LO.622333