ENCE645

Geotechnics of Waste Disposal

Fundamental aspects of geotechnical engineering that apply to problems of waste containment and remediation, basic principles of containment systems, compacted clay liners and clay mineralogy, hydraulic conductivity of compacted soils, methods of laboratory and field hydraulic conductivity measurements, design of waste containment systems, landfill stability and settlement, geosynthetic liners, waste compatibility, contaminant transport through liners, leachate collection systems, gas collection systems, covers and caps.

Spring 2026

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.13 between 33 students*

ENCE645 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 24.24%
A: 12.12%
A+: 3.03%
B-: 3.03%
B: 18.18%
B+: 27.27%
W: 9.09%
other: 3.03%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.