IIT Bombay Slide 5 PREREQUISITES Sufficient Exposure to

IIT Bombay Slide 5 PRE-REQUISITES Sufficient Exposure to: Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Materials. . ) Civil and Environmental Engineering Adequate Concepts of: Soil Mechanics Rock Mechanics, and Geotechnical Engineering An Inquisitive and thoughtful mind Unconventional observations (of the Nature) Autumn 2015 D N Singh

IIT Bombay REFERENCES Slide 6 §Lecture notes and ‘Interaction in the class’ §Information available on the Web §Proceedings of the International Conferences/Symposia §International Journals: Environmental Geotechnics http: //www. icevirtuallibrary. com/content/serial/envgeo Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment http: //www. journals. elsevier. com/geomechanics-for-energy-and-the-environment/ ASCE, SSA, ASTM, Canadian Geotechnical Jr. §Books are your best friends (Environmental Engineering and Geotechnical Engg. ) Autumn 2015 D N Singh

IIT Bombay Slide 7 References • Dixon, J. B. and Weed, S. B. , "Minerals in Soil Environments", Soil Science Society of America, 1989. • John F. Rees, “Contaminated Land Treatment Technologies”, Elsevier Applied Science, NY. • Acar, Y. B. and Daniel, D. E. , “Geoenvironmental 2000: Characterization, Containment, Remediation & Performance in Environmental Geotechnics, ASCE, NY. • Hari, D. S. and Krishna R. R. , “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, Wiley, USA. • Oweis, I. S. and Khera, R. P. , “Geotechnology of Waste Management” 2 nd Edition, PSW Publishing Company, USA. Autumn 2015 D N Singh

IIT Bombay Topics/Syllabus Slide 8 § General Principles § Introduction § Nature of Soil and Environment § Soil Technology § Soil-water-air Interaction § Shrinkage § Swelling and Cracking Characteristics of Soil § Hydraulic Conductivity and Mass Transport Phenomena § Thermal and Electrical Properties of Soils § Radiation effects on Soil Autumn 2015 § Applications D N Singh

IIT Bombay Slide 9 Course Evaluation • Interaction during Lectures/Class (20 %) • Home Paper Presentation (30 %) • 3 hr. End Semester Exam (50 %) Autumn 2015 D N Singh