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Environmental Geomechanics

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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

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    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

  1. Fundamentals of environmental geomechanics

  2. Soil–water–air interaction in geomaterials

  3. Coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of soils

  4. Chemo-mechanical effects on soil and rock behavior

  5. Contaminant transport and soil permeability

  6. Geomechanics of landfills and waste containment systems

  7. Behavior of geomaterials under thermal effects

  8. Ground deformation due to environmental loading

  9. Stability of contaminated and reclaimed sites

  10. Sustainable geotechnical design and risk assessment

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