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AKTU Soil Contamination and Geo-environmental Engineering (HTGT501) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech Honors Degree in Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Contamination and Geo-environmental Engineering HTGT501
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Official AKTU syllabus of Soil Contamination and Geo-environmental Engineering (HTGT501) for B.Tech Honors Degree in Geotechnical Engineering – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-0-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Soil Contamination and Geo-environmental Engineering
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CO1. To explain the effects of pollutants on soil properties.
CO2. To suggest suitable waste disposal and land treatment methods.
CO3.To choose suitable type of land fill in accordance to waste containment principles.
CO4.To suggest the methods for control of contamination.
CO5. Apply soil monitoring tools and methods.
Course Content
| Unit-1 | Soil and ground water pollutants - their sources, nature, composition and polluting effects. The physico-chemical aspects of soils contaminated by various pollutants. Effects of environment and wastes on the properties of soils. | 8 |
| Unit-2 | Solid and liquid wastes disposal method and management. land treatment systems. Sources and effects of subsurface contamination; Physical, Chemical and biological characteristics of solid wastes; Soil-waste interaction; Contaminant transport; Laboratory and field evaluation of permeability; Factors affecting permeability. | 8 |
| Unit-3 | Man made changes in geotechnical environment - mining, embankments, pumping, reservoir, landfills and reclamation effects and control. Waste disposal on land. Types of landfills: Sitting criteria; waste containment principles; Types of barrier materials; Planning and design aspects relating to waste disposal in landfills, in ash ponds and tailing ponds, and in rocks. | 8 |
| Unit-4 | Environmental monitoring around landfills; Detection, control and remediation of subsurface contamination; Engineering properties and geotechnical reuse of waste, demolition waste dumps; Regulations; Case studies. Control of contamination with use of clay barriers, geosynthetics, cut-off walls, proper leachate collection systems. | 8 |
| Unit-5 | Regulatory norms for control of soil contamination, application of soil monitoring tools and methods Soil Pollution Controlling Methods: Different materials and techniques in control of soil pollution and treatment. | 8 |
Text Books
- Lakshmi N. Reddy, Hilary. I. Inyang – Geo-Environmental Engineering – Principles and Applications – Makcel Dekker Ink, 2000.
- D.E.Daniel, Geotechnical Practice for Waste Disposal, Chaman & Hall, London.
- Peavy, Roweand Tchobanoglous: Environmental Engineering.
- Hammer and Hammer, Jr.: Waterand Wastewater Technology.
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