Resources to teach an introductory course on Geoenvironmental Engineering (Credit: Dr. Krishna R. Reddy)

Geoenvironmental Engineering

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Short course offered to help develop and teach a semester course on Introduction to Geoenvironmental Engineering

Short course offered to help develop and teach a semester course on Introduction to Geoenvironmental Engineering

Instructors: Krishna R. Reddy, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA; Jyoti K. Chetri, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

The objective of this short course is to provide appropriate resources and prepare the attendees to teach an introductory course on geoenvironmental engineering as an undergraduate or a graduate course in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or geotechnical engineering programs. The topics that are covered in this short course include:

Challenges in teaching geoenvironmental engineering courses;
Relevant course content;
Course syllabus;
Teaching resources (e.g., textbook, homework questions, projects, and exams);
Example lecture PPTs; and
Questions/discussion.

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Selected Topics

Top 10 papers on the properties of Municipal Solid-Waste Geoenvironmental Engineering What is Geotechnical Engineering?Zoom Meeting: Advice for Students Interested in Conducting Research in Geoenvironmental Engineering

Biogeotechnical Engineering

1 pages

Introduction to Biogeotechnical Engineering

Contaminant Transport

Landfill Engineering

1 pages

Top 10 papers on the properties of Municipal Solid-Waste

Material Reuse

Remediation Technology

Web Class Assignments

Biodegradation in Municipal Solid Waste landfills

CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

Waste material is an unavoidable by-product of human activities. Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities increase the quantity and complexity of generated solid wa...

Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs): A Review and Their Use in Practice

CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

Sediments, as this paper will explore them, are defined as free particles of soil found at the bottom of a water body, whether it be clay, sand, organic material, or silt. They originate from both e...

Investigating Soil Remediation Techniques for Military Explosive and Weapons Contaminated Sites

CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

The United States Army has estimated that over 1.2 million tons of soil across its various facilities is currently contaminated due to explosives [1]. This contamination can be found in a variety of...

Soil Remediation Techniques: Examination of In Situ Chemical Oxidation

CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) is the procedure in which a chemical oxidant is introduced into the site’s subsurface with the purpose of transforming groundwater or soil pollutants into safer spe...

Monitoring of waste degradation processes for sustainable MSW landfills

CEE 549-Geoenvironmental Engineering

Across the world, the majority of MSW is landfilled, incinerated, placed in an open dump, or discarded into rivers or streets. Some cities have made enormous strides towards the ambitious goal of “z...