| Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
| INS 472E |
Intr.to Environmental Geotechnics |
English |
Elective |
| Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
| 2.5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
| Prerequisites |
INS 332 MIN DD
or INS 332E MIN DD
|
| Class Restriction |
None |
| Course Description |
| Introduction to environmental geotechnics and sustainability. Geosynthetics. Use of geosynthetics for retaining structures and
pavement design. Case histories. Mechanical and environmental impacts of use of waste materials in geotechnical engineering.
Forms of waste. Regulations governing solid waste disposal. Index, hydraulic conductivity, compressibility and strength
properties of soils and waste. Solid waste landfill sites and its geotechnical design. Stability and improvement of present waste
landfill sites. |
|
