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This course is highly valuable for civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineers involved in sustainable infrastructure development and environmental protection. It equips learners with the ability to assess geotechnical risks associated with landfills, waste repositories, contaminated sites, and climate-induced ground changes. The course also provides a strong foundation for advanced research and professional practice in environmental geotechnics, sustainability, and geo-environmental engineering.

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Environmental Geomechanics

56 Lectures

1292 min

Lecture 1: Introduction- I
Preview
17 min
Lecture 2: Introduction- II
15 min
Lecture 3: Overview
28 min
Lecture 4: Civil Engineering and Soil Mechanics
21 min
Lecture 5: Soil mechanics
23 min
Lecture 6: Environmental Geomechanics
24 min
Lecture 7: Scope of Environmental Geomechanics- I
25 min
Lecture 8: Scope of Environmental Geomechanics- II
22 min
Lecture 9: Scope of Environmental Geomechanics- III
15 min
Lecture 10: Recent trends-I
29 min
Lecture 11: Recent trends-II
29 min
Lecture 12: Energy Geotechnics
53 min
Lecture 13: Soil: A living entity
21 min
Lecture 14: Soil- water- environment interaction- I
26 min
Lecture 15: Soil- water- environment interaction- II
27 min
Lecture 16: Soil- water- environment interaction- III
21 min
Lecture 17: Particle energy field theory- I
16 min
Lecture 18: Particle energy field theory- II
28 min
Lecture 19: Particle energy field theory- III
25 min
Lecture 20: Waste: A manmade resource-I
18 min
Lecture 21: Waste: A manmade resource-II
26 min
Lecture 22: Waste: A manmade resource-III
30 min
Lecture 23: Application of industrial by-products- I
19 min
Lecture 24: Application of industrial by-products- II
35 min
Lecture 25: Geomaterial characterization-I (Mineralogical characterization)
27 min
Lecture 26: Geomaterial characterization-II (Mineralogical characterization)
22 min
Lecture 27: Geomaterial characterization-III (Morphological characterization)
14 min
Lecture 28: Geomaterial characterization-IV (Morphological characterization)
21 min
Lecture 29: Geomaterial characterization-V (Specific surface area)
20 min
Lecture 30: Geomaterial characterization- VI (Chemical characterization)
23 min
Lecture 31: Geomaterial characterization- VII (Chemical characterization)
20 min
Lecture 32: Geomaterial characterization- VIII (Chemical characterization)
23 min
Lecture 33: Geomaterial characterization- IX (Chemical characterization)
18 min
Lecture 34: Geomaterial characterization- X (Chemical characterization)
17 min
Lecture 35: Geomaterial characterization- XI (Chemical characterization)
30 min
Lecture 36: Geomaterial characterization- XII (Corrosion potential of soils)
15 min
Lecture 37: Soil characteristics & environmental variables
16 min
Lecture 38: Corrosion potential of soils
22 min
Lecture 39: Contaminant transport through porous media- I
24 min
Lecture 40: Contaminant transport through porous media- II
28 min
Lecture 41: Contaminant transport through porous media- III
24 min
Lecture 42: Sorption – desorption characteristics- I
24 min
Lecture 43: Sorption – desorption - II
21 min
Lecture 44: Sorption – desorptioncharacteristics- III
25 min
Lecture 45: Thermal characterization- I
25 min
Lecture 46: Thermal characterization- II
25 min
Lecture 47: Thermal characterization- III
14 min
Lecture 48: Cracking characteristics of fine-grained soils- I
25 min
Lecture 49: Cracking characteristics of fine-grained soils- II
19 min
Lecture 50: Cracking characteristics of fine-grained soils- III
18 min
Lecture 51: Electrical characterization- I
23 min
Lecture 52: Electrical characterization- II
22 min
Lecture 53: Electrical characterization- III
22 min
Lecture 54: Magnetic characterization
27 min
Lecture 55: Pore-structure characterization- I
24 min
Lecture 56: Pore-structure characterization- II
21 min

Course details

The Environmental Geomechanics course provides a comprehensive understanding of the behavior of soils and rocks when subjected to environmental, chemical, hydraulic, and thermal influences. The course bridges traditional geotechnical engineering with environmental engineering, focusing on how geomaterials respond to changes caused by waste disposal, contamination, climate effects, and human activities.

The course examines the coupled processes governing soil and rock behavior, including hydro-mechanical, chemo-mechanical, thermo-mechanical, and bio-mechanical interactions. Learners study how moisture migration, pore water pressure variations, chemical reactions, and temperature changes affect strength, compressibility, permeability, and deformation characteristics of geomaterials. Special attention is given to unsaturated soil mechanics, contaminant transport mechanisms, and time-dependent behavior of soils under environmental loading.

The course also addresses practical engineering applications such as landfill liner systems, barriers for hazardous waste containment, geo-environmental site assessment, remediation of contaminated soils, and stability of waste dumps and tailings dams. Emphasis is placed on sustainable geotechnical solutions, risk assessment, and performance monitoring of geo-environmental systems.

By the end of the course, learners develop the ability to analyze complex environmental geomechanics problems, interpret field and laboratory data, and design geotechnical systems that protect both infrastructure and the environment.

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Course suitable for

Oil & Gas
Agriculture
Geoscience
Civil & Structural
Health, Safety & Environmental

Key topics covered

Fundamentals of environmental geomechanics
Soil–water–air interaction in geomaterials
Coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of soils
Chemo-mechanical effects on soil and rock behavior
Contaminant transport and soil permeability
Geomechanics of landfills and waste containment systems
Behavior of geomaterials under thermal effects
Ground deformation due to environmental loading
Stability of contaminated and reclaimed sites
Sustainable geotechnical design and risk assessment

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