CivE 682
Environmental Geotechnics
Description
This course will cover environmental laws and regulatory processes; geotechnical characterization for environmental problems; transfer processes; concepts in thermodynamic equilibrium chemistry; geochemical processes in groundwater and mineral-water-atmosphere interaction; geotechnical and geochemical aspects of mine waste management.Learning Outcomes
- Understand and apply management practices that protect the geoenvironment from deleterious and adverse stressor impacts generated from sources associated with the efforts in support of the needs of humans.- Understand the physical and chemical stressors imposed by mining resource extraction on the geoenvironment.
- Understand the regulatory environment pertaining to mine waste management.
- Apply the fundamental principles and theories of geotechnical engineering and geomechanics for sustainable management of mine waste.
- Understand the fundamental principles and theories of geochemistry for sustainable management of mine waste.
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3.5 | 44.1 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
None defined
None defined
Undergraduate Program(s)
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Nicholas Beier |
| A2 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Nicholas Beier |
| B2 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Nicholas Beier |
| B2 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Nicholas Beier |