This book will include simplified, yet comprehensive details of geotechnical engineering issues that are important to environmental engineers. It will explain how to analyze and interpret numerous practical geotechnical engineering problems. It will differ from other geotechnical engineering books in that it will be written specifically for environmental engineers, and deal less with aspects that apply more to civil engineers. Soil mechanics and hydraulic theories will be simplified and supported with extensive numerical problems pertinent to environmental engineering applications. It will also include several environmental engineering case studies throughout, such as landfill design, etc.
Preface. Background Introduction. Recent Developments in Geo-environmental Engineering. Soil Formation Process. Soil-Water-Air Phase Relationship. Classification of Soil. Compaction of Soil. Permeability of Soil. Seepage Through Soil and Structures. Analysis of In-Situ Stress in Soil Mass. Stress Due to External Loads. Compressibility of Soil. Shear Strength of Soil. Sub-Soil Exploration. Lateral Earth Pressures. Stability of Slopes. Geotechnical Aspects for the Design of Landfill Sites. Index.
Biography
Binod Tiwari has been involved in civil engineering practice through government and private industry for more than 10 years and a post-doctoral experience of 3 years at Virginia Tech prior to joining California State University, Fullerton. He, at his current institution, is a professor of civil engineering. He has authored more than 200 articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings pertinent to various aspects of geotechnical engineering, including but not limited to geotechnical earthquake engineering, slope stability and stabilization, geo-environmental engineering, landslide hazard mitigation, advanced soil testing, and applied GIS. At his current position, he designed and taught all geotechnical engineering subjects such as Soil Mechanics and Foundation Design, Slope Stability and Retaining Structures, Landfill Design, Advanced Soil Mechanics, Advanced Foundation Engineering, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Engineering Surveying, and Introduction to Engineering. He has mentored more than 120 students in geotechnical engineering research projects, many of whom received national and regional level awards for their research results. He is very active in geotechnical community through service to the Geo-institute of American Society of Civil Engineers and editorship in four major journals of geotechnical engineering including the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering of ASCE. He received over 15 awards in the past 9 years or his excellence in teaching and scholarly activities. He was deployed by the US national organizations as a member or lead of the reconnaissance team after 2011 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan and 2015 Nepal Earthquake. His activities have been highlighted by various media including the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County register. In addition to his current academic position, he also serves an international expert/ consultant for various complicated geotechnical engineering related issues. He received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Tribhuvan University, a M.S. in geo and biosphere science/geotechnical engineering and a Ph.D. in environmental management science/geotechnical engineering, both from Niigata University. He is a professional civil engineer registered in California.
Jeff (Jih-Fen) Kuo worked in environmental engineering industries for over ten years before joining the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton in 1995. He gained his industrial experiences from working at Groundwater Technology, Inc., Dames and Moore, James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers, Nanya Plastics, and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. His industrial experiences in environmental engineering include design and installation of air strippers, activated carbon adsorbers, soil vapor extraction systems, bioremediation systems, flare/catalytic incinerators for groundwater and soil remediation; site assessment and fate and transport analysis of toxic compounds in the environment; RI/FS work for landfills and Superfund sites; design of flanged connections to meet stringent fugitive emission requirements; development of emission factors for air emissions from wastewater treatment; and conductance of application researches on various wastewater treatment processes. Areas of research in environmental engineering include dechlorination of halogenated aromatics by ultrasound, fines/bacteria migration through porous media, biodegradability of heavy hydrocarbons, surface properties of composite mineral oxides, kinetics of activated carbon adsorption, wastewater filtration, THM formation potential of ion exchange resins, UV disinfection, sequential chlorination, nitrification/denitrification, removal of target compounds using nanoparticles, persulfate oxidation of persistent chemicals, microwave oxidation for wastewater treatment, landfill gas recovery and utilization, greenhouse gases control technologies, fugitive methane emissions from gas industry, and storm water runoff treatment. He received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from National Taiwan University, an M.S. in chemical engineering from University of Wyoming, an M.S. in petroleum engineering, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from University of Southern California. He is a professional civil, mechanical, and chemical engineer registered in California.
