OUTLINE OF COURSE
Optimization
and Groundwater Remediation
Topics Topic
1. Scope
of course
Design issues in site evaluation,
remediation and monitoring
Formulation of the optimal design
problem
Objective function
Concave
and convex functions
Constraints
Linear
problems
Non-linear
problems
The role of modeling
Optimization techniques
Gradient search
Random search
Outer approximation
2. Least-cost
definition of plume perimeter
Problem formulation
Goal
of search
Design
strategy
Plume perimeter definition
Objective function
Flow and transport modeling under uncertainty
Data incorporation and the Kalman Filter
Example Field Application
3. Groundwater
Remediation
Optimization
Problem formulation
Goal of remediation
Hydraulic
gradient plume control
Risk-based
remediation design
Objective function
for hydraulic gradient plume control
Constraints for
hydraulic gradient plume control
Objective
function for risk-based (concentration-based) remediation design
Constraints for
risk-based remediation design
Example field application of
hydraulic gradient control
Example field application of
risk-based remediation
4. Optimal
strategy for groundwater quality monitoring
Goal of monitoring
Plume topology case
Long-term projection
case
Problem formulation
Appropriate measures
Multiple events
versus single event sampling strategies
Objective function
Incorporation of field data
Hydraulic
conductivity
Water Quality
Example field application of
long-term monitoring
5. Other topics at time permits
Robust
groundwater remediation design
NAPL source identification