Modern Landfills Design, Operation & Management

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Carleton University is pleased to announce a Short Course on Modern Landfill Design, to be held at Carleton University on May 30-31, 2022. The course will be offered in both in-person and online formats.

Course description

This short course will focus on the analysis and design of municipal solid waste landfills to minimize contamination of the surrounding environment. Most engineers with responsibility for the design and construction of containment and barrier systems need a working understanding of basic concepts to gain confidence in dealing with a variety of geoenvironment-related problems that they encounter on engineering projects. This course is designed so that participants can better understand modern landfills and learn from experts in geoenvironmental engineering on how to design and operate a safe and sustainable landfill. All key concepts and guidelines will be explained and emphasis will be placed on the practical application of the information provided.

Who should attend?

This course would be beneficial to all environmental and civil engineering practitioners and especially to those involved in the design, approval and maintenance of landfills and any other hydraulic barrier systems, such as civil, municipal, environmental and construction engineers, consulting engineers, plans review personnel in municipalities, public works professionals, plant engineers, who are involved with containment systems, technicians and specialists, geologists and earth scientists, environmental engineers who want to understand landfills or any other hydraulic containment. The course will be of value both for those who are new to landfills as well as for those who have experience with landfills.

*If you’d like to register with a cheque or bank draft please complete this registration form.

After participating in this course you will be able to:

• Understand the principles of landfill design, and identify issues and challenges associated with the design of landfills and other barrier systems.
• Determine appropriate site exploration and laboratory characterization programs suitable for landfill projects.
• Prescribe design requirements that are consistent with the environmental provisions in the national and provincial standards.
• Your comprehensive understanding of many of the basic concepts of landfill design to increase your effectiveness on your projects where contaminant migration is involved, and demonstrate your newly acquired skills if you are working in a support capacity in geoenvironmental engineering practice.

Course Instructor:

You will receive a copy of the course notes (hard & soft copies) that you will find very useful on your projects.

Special Feature

Dr. Mohammad Rayhani is an Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and the director of Geo-engineering Research Group at Carleton University. He has over a decade of experience in research, teaching and engineering consulting, and has collaborated extensively with industry leaders. He has presented short courses, seminars, and guest lectures on various topics related to frontier research in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering worldwide. He is the author of over 50 publications in different areas of geo-engineering, and is a member of CGS, OGG, ASCE, ISMFE, and a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He will teach the rest of the lectures for this course.