Course Name: Environmental Geomechanics

Course abstract

A consideration of technical and scientific aspects of key geo-societal issues. Case studies and analysis of current and historic databases will be used to illustrate topics including, but not limited to, impact of climate change, energy resources, water and soil pollution, and health risks posed by heavy metals and emerging pollutants. Upon successful completion of this course, the student would: • Have an exposure to interdisciplinary issues pertaining to environment and geotechnical engineering. • Be trained to develop sustainable and environmentally sound solutions for geoenvironmental issues. Understand the relevance of various legal aspects involved in addressing environmental consequences associated with geotechnical issues


Course Instructor

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Prof. Devendra Narain Singh

Prof. Devendra Narain Singh is an Institute Chair Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He obtained his bachelors, masters and Ph. D degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research focuses are geomaterial characterization, contaminant- geomaterial interaction, sensors for soil moisture measurement, modelling of heat migration through soils, utilization of industrial by-products, municipal solid waste management and other fields associated with Environmental Geotechnics since 1994. He guided 36 Ph. Ds and 35 Master students and several are on-going. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Environmental Geotechnics, ICE (UK)
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Teaching Assistant(s)

Goli Venkata Siva Naga Sai

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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 20-Mar-2020
 Exam Date : 26-Apr-2020

Enrolled

859

Registered

19

Certificate Eligible

8

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

1

Elite

4

Successfully completed

3

Participation

7

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Environmental Geomechanics - Toppers list

G VENKATESAN 78%

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BIT CAMPUS, ANNA UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 859

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 58

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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.