DSpace Collection:http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26132026-06-23T06:34:13Z2026-06-23T06:34:13ZEnvironmental GeotechnologyAgnihotri, A.K.Krishna, R.RBansal, A.http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26142020-02-01T09:37:28Z2019-09-16T00:00:00ZTitle: Environmental Geotechnology
Authors: Agnihotri, A.K.; Krishna, R.R; Bansal, A.
Abstract: The world in the twenty-first century is posed with unprecedented
challenges such as rapid increase in world population, global resource depletion,
increased waste generation, and increased greenhouse gas emissions, the consequences
of which are unnerving. This, in fact, has triggered the geotechnical and
geoenvironmental engineers to develop sustainable geosystems for civil infrastructure
and for the protection of the environment. However, the solutions to these
challenges are interdisciplinary. For geotechnical considerations, engineering
properties of the soil and rock are influenced by several geochemical parameters
and geochemical processes, which are usually not addressed in-depth by geotechnical
engineers. However, it is crucial to understand these geochemical aspects of
the soil and its environment so that they can be engineered to create favorable
conditions for developing resilient and sustainable geosystems. This paper first
presents the most significant geochemical properties and processes of soils, rock,
and groundwater, followed by a discussion of recent advances that demonstrate the
significance of geochemical processes toward an understanding and development of
effective and potentially sustainable geosystems. The paper emphasizes on the need
for studying the geochemistry and the geochemical factors affecting the performance
and behavior of a geosystem.2019-09-16T00:00:00Z