COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5047 GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL GUIDELINES FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CELALETTIN ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

Preliminary research for the location of waste storage, detailed geological and hydrogeological studies, geomembrane and clay cover system characteristics, performance analysis, and monitoring and the methods of calculation of amount of leachate will be given. Preliminary research for the location of waste storage, detailed geological and hydrogeological studies, geomembrane and clay cover system characteristics, performance analysis, and monitoring and the methods of calculation of amount of leachate will be given.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To ability know the main geological and hydrogeological information of the landfills
2   To ability know all geological and hydrogeological parameters related to landfill site selection
3   To ability know the main information of cover system
4   To ability know and apply field test assessment of test results
5   To apply the site selection of landfill and mapping

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of waste, waste disposal and landfill storage methods
2 Legal regulations related to waste disposal and prohibited areas for waste storage activities
3 Preliminary geological studies; assessment of 1/25000 and 1/100000 scaled geological maps
4 Geological factors: rocks classification, rocks lithological properties, fault and crakes, mapping
5 Preliminary hydrogeological studies; assessment of 1/25000 and 1/100000 scaled hydrogeological maps
6 Hydrogeological factors:surface waters, groundwaters, aquifers and impermeable layers, parameters that effects the recharge from surface
7 Mid term exam
8 Basement rock properties: basement rocks, permeability, thickness, lithological and structural features of basement rocks
9 Impermeable and cover layers: geological properties of layers, clay and geomembrane geotechnical propertiesImpermeable and cover layers: geological properties of layers, clay and geomembrane geotechnical properties
10 Performance Analysis: Help model and calculate of leakage potential
11 Final site selection: 1/10000 scaled geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological studies, drilling and field studies
12 Final site selection: 1/10000 scaled geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological studies, drilling and field studiesFinal site selection: 1/10000 scaled geotechnical, geological and hydrogeological studies, drilling and field studies
13 Assessment of storage and monitoring technique, monitoring wells procedure and sampling technique
14 Assessment of storage and monitoring technique, monitoring wells procedure and sampling technique

Recomended or Required Reading

Boulding J.R ve Ginn J.S. 2004. Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone and Groundwater Contamination. Second Edition. Lewis Pupleshers, Newyork.
Gammage B.R ve Berven B.A. 2000. Hazardous Waste Site Investigation. CRC Press, Florida US.
Keller E.A. 2005.Çevre Jeolojisine Giriş. Çevirenler: Kayabali K ve Akyol E. Gazi Kitapevi Üçüncü Baskı. Ankara.
Crawford J.F ve Smith P.G. 1985. Landfill Technology. Butterworths, London.
David E. Daniel, 1993,Geotechnical practice for waste disposal, Chapman & Hall, London ISBN 0412 35170 6.
Kerry Rowe, R, Robert M Quıgley, John R. Booker, 1995, Clayey barrier systems for waste disposal facilities, E & FN Spon, London

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, discussion and field observation format. Lecture gives subject and students discuss and prepare some presentation and all students discuss each other.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam : %30
Homework: %20
Presentation: %10
Final exam: %40

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr Celalettin Simsek

celalettin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 1 20 20
Field study 2 8 16
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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