books by Robert M Koerner (containment facilities designing)

books by Robert M Koerner

books:

Waste Containment Facilities: Guidance for Construction, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control of Liner and ...
David E. Daniel, Robert M. Koerner

American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995

This book presents a comprehensive description of recommended procedures for construction quality assurance (CQA) and control (CQC) for waste containment facilities. Chapter 1 describes the CQC/CQA process, identifies key responsibilities of individuals and organizations, and discusses the important components for proper CQC/CQA. Chapter 2 summarizes the construction process for waste containment units and discusses the importance of proper CQA. ...

Geotechnical Aspects of Landfill Design and Construction

1 review
Xuede Qian, Robert M. Koerner, ...

Prentice Hall, 2001

Good combination, yet some errors
I study both geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. This book deals much more with the geotechnical aspects as is named. It doesn't contain chemical issues or any microscopic behaviors you may find in some geoenvironmental books such as Yong et al. I kind of appreciate the authors' hard work to combine a great deal of knowledge concerning the design of landfills. There are 18 ...

Designing with Geosynthetics (5th Edition)

2 reviews
Robert M Koerner

Prentice Hall, 2005

Geosynthetics - straight forward, crystal clear
Designing with Geosynthetics is the definitive text book for the geotechnical designer and specification writer, yet is simplistic enough for someone with no previous experience with Geosynthetics. The design by function approach is a common-sense straigh-forward concept that helps the reader understand the functionality of these plastic materials within a soil matrix. The text is also a ...

Final Covers for Solid Waste Landfills and Abandoned Dumps
Robert, M Koerner, David, E Daniel

Thomas Telford Ltd, 1997

This guide takes a practical approach to the subject and provides an overview of regulations in the USA and Germany. It covers topics including: the individual components of candidate cover systems; examples of cross-sections of final covers on hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste and abandoned dumps; details of a water balance methodology; design examples on slope stability; elements of theory, designs and emerging systems; and related ...