Waste Recovery and Confinement Structures

Code:

PRODEC062

Acronym:

VREC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Civil Engineering - Construction Materials

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Construction Materials Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PRODEC	0	Syllabus since 2007/08	1	-	5	45	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

 This course aims to provide information about: the constitution, design and behaviour of landfills; the valorization of waste in geotechnical works.

Learning outcomes and competences

- advanced engineering fundamental knowledge
- engineering reasoning and problem solving
- experimentation and knowledge discovery
- designing

Working method

Presencial

Program

Composition of solid wastes. Selection andsite management. Liner and drainage systems: constitution and operation demands; natural and synthetic materials; design and execution methodologies; materials identification and quality control. Wastes: physical, mechanical and hydraulic characterization; laboratory and field tests; pre-treatment methods; stabilization and deposition; global stability; methodologies of analysis; seismic behaviour. Monitoring and control behaviour. Landfill biochemistry. Leachate pollution control. Landfill rehabilition.
Waste valorization in Geotechnics: current situation of waste valorization; legislative and normative framework for valorization of waste in Geotechnics.
Valorization in geotechnical works of waste from: quarrying, steel slag, tires, construction and demolition; bottom ashes from incineration of municipal solid waste

DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:

The environmental sustainability of construction demands knowledge of the fundamental properties of the waste in order to develop proper design methodologies for landfills and to predict long term behaviour of these environmental structures. On the other hand, the valorization of waste in construction, and in particular in Geotechnics, is a matter of utmost relevance and interest in the environmental  sustainability of construction.

Mandatory literature

Textos disponibilizados na página da unidade curricular / Texts available at the curricular unit webpage.; .

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching involves sessions with theoretical presentations and discussions. The student grading will be based on a report assignment and a written exam if necessary.

DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

The report assignment and the discussion of the CU contents allows for an efficient learning experience at this education level.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	0,00
Total:	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

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