Geo-environmental Engineering: Innovations in Landfill Liner Systems and Waste Mechanics

Participants should join this seminar to gain a deep technical understanding of how environmental factors and long-term exposure affect the integrity of landfill containment systems. This session provides a rare look at "real-world" forensic data, such as the performance of composite liners after 14 years of field exposure, and introduces cutting-edge materials like bentonite-polymer composites designed to handle aggressive industrial waste. By attending, engineers and researchers will learn how to move beyond basic design assumptions to account for complex chemical interactions and the probabilistic nature of waste subsidence, ensuring more resilient and safe environmental infrastructure.

- Introduction

- GCL Hydration and Performance

- Field Forensic Studies

- Bentonite-Polymer Composites (BPCs)

- Mechanical Behavior of Aging Waste

- Risk and Subsidence Modeling