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Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies
Geoenvironmental Engineering covers the application of basic geological and hydrological science, including soil and rock mechanics and groundwater hydrology, to any number of different environmental problems.
* Includes end-of-chapter summaries, design examples and worked-out numerical problems, and problem questions.
* Offers thorough coverage of the role of geotechnical engineering in a wide variety of environmental issues.
* Addresses such issues as remediation of in-situ hazardous waste, the monitoring and control of groundwater pollution, and the creation and management of landfills and other above-ground and in-situ waste containment systems.
* Includes end-of-chapter summaries, design examples and worked-out numerical problems, and problem questions.
* Offers thorough coverage of the role of geotechnical engineering in a wide variety of environmental issues.
* Addresses such issues as remediation of in-situ hazardous waste, the monitoring and control of groundwater pollution, and the creation and management of landfills and other above-ground and in-situ waste containment systems.
992 pages, Hardcover
First published May 20, 2004
About the author
Hari D. Sharma
7 books3 followersDr. Hari D. Sharma is a civil and geo-environmental engineering expert turned author. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Ph.D. in Engineering and is also the recipient of many awards in Engineering Services Excellence.
He dedicated his career to environmental preservation and improving the quality of human life. For over fifty years, he traveled the world, working on groundbreaking projects in disciplines such as dams, flood control systems, refineries, waste management, large petrochemical pipelines, hazardous and non-hazardous waste containment systems, landfills and remediation.
Dr. Hari Sharma was also a session chair at renowned international conferences such as The International Conference on Geotechnical Case Histories and International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and helped shape new generations of leaders and visionaries with his talks at prestigious universities around the world such as the Indian Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of California Berkley.
His extensive practice-oriented research led to the publication of a vast number of technical articles in cutting-edge publications as well as technical texts books that are used both in industry and academic areas.
Dr. Hari D. Sharna is passionate about traveling, researching and reading about technology, the history of human civilization, and Ashtanga yoga.
He dedicated his career to environmental preservation and improving the quality of human life. For over fifty years, he traveled the world, working on groundbreaking projects in disciplines such as dams, flood control systems, refineries, waste management, large petrochemical pipelines, hazardous and non-hazardous waste containment systems, landfills and remediation.
Dr. Hari Sharma was also a session chair at renowned international conferences such as The International Conference on Geotechnical Case Histories and International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and helped shape new generations of leaders and visionaries with his talks at prestigious universities around the world such as the Indian Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and University of California Berkley.
His extensive practice-oriented research led to the publication of a vast number of technical articles in cutting-edge publications as well as technical texts books that are used both in industry and academic areas.
Dr. Hari D. Sharna is passionate about traveling, researching and reading about technology, the history of human civilization, and Ashtanga yoga.
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