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ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOTECHNOLOGY DICTIONARY
Edited By
Hsai-Yang Fang, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Lehigh University. Bethlehem, PA
Distinguished Fellow
Global Institute for Energy & Environmental Systems
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Copyright
Reserved 2006
Environmental
geotechnology is a relatively new and interdisciplinary
subject, which covers soil, water and rock and their interaction with various
environmental cycles including the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere,
as well as geomicrobiosphere. To tackle this complex subject, it is necessary
to have knowledge from other disciplinary fields including agricultural
science, biology, environmental science, geology, microbiology, mineralogy,
and physicochemistry. Therefore, a uniform glossary of terms, definitions,
nomenclature, abbreviation, acronym, symbols and units is needed for general
discussions, reports and documents to minimize confusion and to improve
the effectiveness for the environmental aspects of geotechnical problems.
Some important information is collected, compiled and edited, and in spite
of careful preparation of this dictionary, there cannot be avoided some
missing or misinterpreted terms, typing errors, etc. The editor hopes, however,
that with the aid of suggestions and criticism, there can be improvement
for a later edition.
Thanks to many government agencies, professional societies and private organizations
including American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM), Transportation Research Board (TRB), International
Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for providing useful documents
for preparation of the dictionary. Also thanks to Prof. Charles Ochola, Villanova
University, Prof. Tae-Hyung Kim, Korea Maritime University, Ms. Eleanor S.
Nothelfer of Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Lehigh University and Mr. Gustavo
Borel Menezes of Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES),
University of North Carolina at Charlotte for their assistance during various
phases of preparation of the manuscript.
Acknowledgment is made to Review Committee Members for their time and willingness
to review the manuscripts.
Prof. Ronald C. Chaney, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Prof. John L. Daniels, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
NC
Prof. Jeffrey C. Evans, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Prof. T. Cassia De Brito Galvao, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,
BRAZIL
Prof. Hilary I. Inyang, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
NC
Dr. Abidin Kaya, URS Corporation, Honolulu, HI
Prof. Jai-Young Lee, The University of Seoul, KOREA
Prof. Irene M.C. Lo, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong
Kong
Prof. Horace K. Moo-Young Jr., Villanova University, PA
Dr. Jouko Saarela, Finnish Environmental Institute, FINLAND
Prof. Robert W. Sarsby, The University of Wolverhampton, U.K.
Prof. Leonardo Zeevaert, Universidad Nacional Automoma de Mexico, MEXICO
Prof. Thomas F. Zimmie, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY
Hsai-Yang Fang
February 15, 2006
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Edition by:
Gustavo Borel Menezes, GIEES, UNC Charlotte
Simon Chung, GIEES, UNC Charlotte