Geoenvironmental Engineering Option
The solution of environmental problems related to soil and/or groundwater often requires knowledge of both Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering. The Geoenvironmental program provides fundamental training in soil mechanics, groundwater hydrology, environmental chemistry and soil engineering. Course work is offered in each area as well as in courses that combine disciplines generally required in the solution of complex site problems such as landfill design, remediation of hazardous waste sites, dewatering and soil improvement.
Core Courses
14.531 Advanced Soil Mechanics
14.536 Soil Engineering
14.562 Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology
14.567 Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
14.595 Hazardous Waste Site Remediation
Elective Courses
(Optional core courses may be used as electives)
14.527 Geotechnical Environmental Site Characterization
14.529 Engineering with Geosynthetics
14.530 Deep Foundations
14.532 Theoretical Soil Mechanics
14.533 Advanced Foundation Engineering
14.534 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
14.537 Experimental Soil Mechanics
14.538 Soil Behavior
14.561 Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes
14.568 Environmental Fate and Transport
14.573 Solid Waste Engineering
14.575 Groundwater Modeling
14.576 GIS Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering
18.581 Understanding the Massachusetts Contingency Plan
See the graduate catalog for more information and course descriptions.