Current State of Practice for the Design & Construction of Containment Liner Systems

NOVEMBER 8 – 9

Richard Thiel, PE will present a two-day course that reflects his 35 years of practice engaged in the permitting, design, and construction observation of landfills, heap leach pad, reservoirs, lined concrete tanks, and secondary containment facilities for tank farms. Presentations include Q&A discussions.

The curriculum assumes that attendees already have some experience and familiarity with the materials, functions, and construction/installation of containment liner systems. A preliminary course outline, subject to change, is presented below.

DAY 1

Important aspects of containment liner design
Types of leakage and typical acceptable leakage rates for different types of containment systems
General design and construction considerations of liner system elements (subgrade, clay liners, geosynthetics, drainage layers and pipes)
Typical final cover system configurations and design issues
Concrete tank liners

DAY 2

Slope stability
Reservoir and pond design considerations
Tank farm containment liners, penetrations, and batten bar details
Reliability (probability of failure) considerations

PRICING: USD $800.
Government Rate: PLEASE CONTACT the organizer for registration code.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Richard Thiel, P.E.

is an engineer with over 30 years experience specializing in containment design applications for geotechnical projects, waste containment, secondary containment of fuel, and leach mining applications. He has participated extensively in the feasibility evaluation, permitting, design, and construction of waste facilities and surface impoundments. He is experienced at being an expert witness, performing design peer reviews, economic evaluations, failure analyses, design of liner systems with soils and geosynthetics, leachate management systems including pipelines an pump stations, geotechnical site reconnaissance and resource investigation programs, construction quality assurance (CQA), and assistance in developing state solid waste regulations.