CIV352

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This course provides the scientific, regulatory, financial, social, and design aspects of solid and liquid waste engineering and management. The technologies, and the management and regulatory components of landfill, waste-to- energy, and wastewater treatment facilities are presented with emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature and complexity of the problems. Special topics include, among others, nuclear waste disposal and grey water utilization to familiarize students with advanced issues where addressing the concerns of diverse stakeholders and knowledge from multiple disciplines is required, and where engineering decision- making can have significant public health and social consequences. The course includes elements of decision-tree analyses and an introduction to Bayesian decision theory to familiarize students with the uncertainty encountered in most complex civil engineering. The teaching material is supplemented by case studies that emphasize civil engineering solutions to co

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