Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

GEOENVIRONMENTAL TECHONOLOGIES

General Data

Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 5.00
Status: Mandatory
Type: Course
Academic Year: 1º
Term: 2º
Languages: English, Portuguese
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No
Code: Sin codigo

Coordination

Description

Theory/Practice
4

Instructors

Manuela Carvalho


 

Contents

P1. Introduction
P2. Environmental contaminants and waste
P3. Regulations and Legislation
P4. Remediation technologies
P5. Contaminated areas (characterization, diagnosis, risk assessment)
P6. Geosynthetics (characteristics and applications)

Learning Outcomes

The student must be able to:
O1: Understand the main characteristics of environmental compartments. Your exposure and contamination risks.
O2: Identify the main environmental contaminants, their characteristics and risks.
O3: Know the characteristics of different geoenvironmental technologies.
O4: Understand the applicability of different geoenvironmental technologies for remediating contaminated soil and water.
O5: Identify and characterize problems associated with areas of contaminated soil and/or water.
O6: By presenting a specific case, be able to select and define the conditions for applying the most appropriate remediation technology.
O7: Integrate knowledge in order to develop solutions and make value judgments on issues of environmental protection and/or remediation.