UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum

08.807.12. Elective-V GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
L T P/D Cr
3 0 0 3
Module1
Waste Generation – source, type, quantity, characteristics and management of waste;
Geotechnical properties of solid waste - density, particle size, temperature, pH, moisture content,
compressibility, permeability, shear parameters; qeotecnical reuse of waste materials;
Waste dump - changes occurring in waste dump, impact on environment, remedial measures for waste dump
ModuleII
Engineered landfill – types, selection and ranking of landfill sites based on sensitivity index – landfill planningcomponents
of landfill –land fill capacity-
Liner and cover system - compacted clay liner ,geomembrane liners, geosynthetic clay liner - insitu permeability
measurement of clay liners,
Leachate quality and quantity collection pipes, drainage Materials; leachate recirculation and Treatment; Gas
management and collection facilities.
Module III
Soil waste interaction; contaminant transport - advective, diffusive, dispersive and combined process -
attenuation capacity- change in engineering properties; permeability, shear strength, atterbergs limit,
compressibility and swell.
Soil remediation- soil washing, fixation, electrokinetic remediation, biological treatment, thermal treatment and
containment
References:
1. Datta M, Waste disposal in engineered landfills, Narosha publication New Delhi, 1997
2. Ramanatha Ayyar T. S, Soil in relation to Environment, L B S centre for Science and Technology,
Trivandrum, 2000, .
3. Gulathi S. and Datta M, Geotechnical Engineering ,Tata MC Graw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. New
Delhi, 2005
4. Sharby R, Environmental geotechnology, Chapman and Hall London, 2000
5. Daniel D. E, Geotecnical Practice of waste disposal, Chapman and Hall London, 1993
6. Bachi,Design Construction and monitoring of landfills” ,John Wiley and Sons New York, 1993
Question Paper:Duration:3 hours
The question paper consists of Part A and Part B.
Part A carries 40 marks. There will be 8 compulsory short answer questions covering entire syllabus.
Part B is for 60 marks. There will be 2 questions from each module. The candidate has to answer one question
of 20 marks from each module.
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