JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objective

To develop a conceptual outlook on application of geotechnical concepts to the

soil environment in general and soil-water interaction in particular.

Course Outcome:

• Knowledge of soil environment.
• Knowledge on mechanisms of soil-water interaction.
• An outlook on transport and retention of contaminants through soil.

UNIT - I

Soil as a multiphase system; Soil-environment interaction; Properties of water in relation to the porous media; Water cycle with special reference to soil medium. Soil mineralogy – Soil behavior – Mineralogical characterization.

UNIT - II

Mechanisms of soil-water interaction: Diffuse double layer models; Force of attraction and repulsion; Soil-water-contaminant interaction; Theories of ion exchange; Influence of organic and inorganic chemical interaction.

UNIT - III

Introduction to unsaturated soil mechanics; Water retention property and soil-water characteristic curve; flow of water in unsaturated soil.

UNIT - IV

Concepts of waste containment facilities; desirable properties of soil; contaminant transport and retention; contaminated site remediation.

UNIT - V

Introduction to advanced soil characterization techniques; Volumetric water content; gas permeation in soil; electrical and thermal properties; pore-size distribution; contaminant analysis.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Mitchell, J. K and Soga, K Fundamentals of Soil Behavior, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2005
• 2. Fang, H-Y, Introduction to Environmental Geotechnology, CRC Press, 1997.
• 3. Daniel, D.E, Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal, Chapman, and Hall, 1993.
• 4. Rowe, R.K., Quigley, R.M. and Booker, Clay Barrier Systems for Waste Disposal Facilities, J.R., E & FN Spon, 1995.
• 5. Rowe, R. K., Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook, Kluwer Academic publishers, 2001
• 6. Reddi, L. N. and Inyang, H. F, Geoenvironmental Engineering – Principles and Applications, Marcel Dekker Inc, 2000
• 7. Sharma, H.D, and Lewis, S.P, Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization and Landfills: Design and Evaluation, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1994 M. Tech – I Year – II Sem. (Envir. Engg.)