Lecture 1-2

CE-641
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Autumn 2024
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOMECHANICS
DR. D. N. SINGH
D. L. SHAH CHAIR PROFESSOR FOR INNOVATION
Geotechnical Engineering Division
Department of Civil Engineering
I.I.T. BOMBAY
dns@civil.iitb.ac.in
www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~dns
OVERVIEW.....
The contents of this course are mainly based on the
research findings of the instructor and his research
collaborators, The EnvGeos, who have been instrumental
in developing a unique laboratory:
Environmental Geotechnics Laboratory
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay.
For a virtual visit to the laboratory, please click

https://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~dns/env.html
NPTEL :: Civil Engineering - Environmental

Geomechanics
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Themed Issue on COVID-19 (Vol. 8, Issue 3, May 2021)
Several leading international professionals collaborated to contribute on the following topics:
▪ Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Education During the Pandemic
▪ Municipal Solid Waste Management Under COVID-19: Challenges and Recommendations
▪ Design of Mass Burial Sites for Safe and Dignified Disposal of Pandemic Fatalities
▪ Post COVID-19 Water and Wastewater Management to Protect Public Health and
Geoenvironment
▪ Environmental Geotechnics: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post COVID-19 World
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A record of my research & professional journey …..
https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/907
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Contents:
•Introduction to EG Annual Lecture, Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC 2018
https://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/~dns/archives/photo/DNSIGC2018.mo
•The Nature of the Environment and Soil v
•Conventional- and Neo-Geomaterials
•Geomaterial Characterization
•Geoenvironmental Centrifuge Modelling
•Contaminant Transport in Saturated Soils
•Contaminant Transport in Unsaturated Soils
•Contaminant Transport in Intact (& Fractured) Rock
Mass
•Heat Migration in Geomaterials
•Response of Geomaterials to Electromagnetic Field Environmental Geomechanics - Course (nptel.ac.in)
(Motivation from Prof. H. Y. Fang… my virtual

mentor)
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https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/105/101/105101200/
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OVERVIEW
This course has been designed to familiarize the participants

(academicians, practitioners, and policy-makers) to get a deeper
understanding of the ideas and works of The EnvGeos, my ex-
research group.
It delves into the topics like definition of the geomaterial (both

naturally and anthropogenically occurring) viz., municipal waste &
industrial byproducts and discusses the possibilities of their
application as a resource (manmade) after their intense
characterization, based on several neo-characterization
techniques (mostly indigenously developed) to facilitate a better
understanding of the possible usages of these resources for meeting
the targets of the sustainable development goals, SDGs.
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September 2015: the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development which includes 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of “leaving no
one behind”, the new Agenda emphasizes a holistic approach to
achieving sustainable development for all.
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OVERVIEW ........
The methodologies and concepts employed for a comprehensive
geomaterial characterization (viz., mechanical, chemical, mineralogical,
thermal, electrical, magnetic, biological, etc.) by utilizing state-of-the-art
tools, which otherwise are not usually employed by the civil and
geotechnical engineering fraternity.
I will also present a detailed record of several needs-based

instrumentation that were developed by The EnvGeos for simulating the
influence of environmental factors on the specimens of geomaterials when
they are tested in the laboratory conditions.
The highlight of this course is the application of the Particle-Energy-

Field-Theory which diversifies the soil response system into its selective
behavior in different types of energy fields (viz., mechanical potential
energy field, kinetic energy field, chemical energy field, thermal energy
field, electrical energy field, magnetic energy field and radiation energy
field) that prevail in the geoenvironment.
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PRE-REQUISITES
Sufficient Exposure to:

Basic Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Materials..)
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adequate Concepts of:

Soil Mechanics
Rock Mechanics, and
Geotechnical Engineering
An Inquisitive and thoughtful mind
Unconventional observations (of the Nature)
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REFERENCES
▪Lecture notes and ‘Interaction in the class’
▪Information available on the Web
▪Proceedings of the International Conferences/Symposia
▪International Journals:
ASCE, SSA, ASTM, Canadian Geotechnical Jr.
Environmental Geotechnics
▪Books on Environmental Engineering and Geotechnical

Engg.
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References
• Dixon, J. B. and Weed, S. B., "Minerals in Soil Environments", Soil Science Society of
America, 1989.
• John F. Rees, “Contaminated Land Treatment Technologies”, Elsevier Applied

Science, NY.
• Acar, Y. B. and Daniel, D. E., “Geoenvironmental 2000: Characterization, Containment,

Remediation & Performance in Environmental Geotechnics, ASCE, NY.
• Hari, D. S. and Krishna R. R., “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation,

Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies, Wiley, USA.
• Oweis, I. S. and Khera, R. P., “Geotechnology of Waste Management” 2nd Edition, PSW
Publishing Company, USA.
• Abdel-Mohsen Onsy Mohamed, Evan K. Paleologos, Devendra Narain Singh and

Valeria Guimarães, “Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering”, Understanding
Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport.
• D N Singh (In collaboration with Afshin Asadi & Goli Venkata Siva Naga Sai):
Environmental Geotechnology: Meeting Challenges Through Need-based
Instrumentation
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Topics/Themes
• The Nature of Environment (Anthropocene Activities)

• Conventional- & Neo- Geomaterials
• Geomaterial Characterization
• Geoenvironmental Centrifuge Modeling
• Contaminant Transport in Saturated & Unsaturated Soils
• Contaminant Transport in Intact & Fractured Rock Mass
• Heat Migration in Geomaterials
• Response of Geomaterials to Electro-magnetic Field
• Bio-geo Interface
(Applications & Reference to Various Situations/Projects)
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Course Evaluation
• Interaction during Lectures/Class (20 %): Google Sheet
• Home Paper Presentation (30 %)
• 3 hr. End Semester Exam (50 %)
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CE-641

For a virtual visit to the laboratory, please click

NPTEL :: Civil Engineering - Environmental

(Motivation from Prof. H. Y. Fang… my virtual

This course has been designed to familiarize the participants

It delves into the topics like definition of the geomaterial (both

I will also present a detailed record of several needs-based

The highlight of this course is the application of the Particle-Energy-

Sufficient Exposure to:

Adequate Concepts of:

An Inquisitive and thoughtful mind

Unconventional observations (of the Nature)

▪Books on Environmental Engineering and Geotechnical

• John F. Rees, “Contaminated Land Treatment Technologies”, Elsevier Applied

• Acar, Y. B. and Daniel, D. E., “Geoenvironmental 2000: Characterization, Containment,

• Hari, D. S. and Krishna R. R., “Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation,

• Abdel-Mohsen Onsy Mohamed, Evan K. Paleologos, Devendra Narain Singh and

• The Nature of Environment (Anthropocene Activities)

• Interaction during Lectures/Class (20 %): Google Sheet

• Home Paper Presentation (30 %)

• 3 hr. End Semester Exam (50 %)

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