Geo-Environmental Engineering

3 Credits

Principles of interaction of soil and rock with various environmental cycles. Physical and chemical properties of soil. Soil fabric and its measurement, clay-water electrolyte system, electrical double layer; contaminated site characterization, groundwater flow and contaminant transport; detection and quantification technologies; waste containment systems, landfills, liner systems, leachate collection; soil and groundwater cleanup technologies. Prerequisites: CEE 142