Sustainable Soils Re-Engineering

About the Book

Geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, and other allied engineering disciplines have, for a long time, shifted from problem solving to creating problems that plague our planet. This book, Sustainable Soils Re-Engineering, is here to point the world to a more environmentally friendly approach to solving problems using engineering skills. This book moved from the use of cement, which contribute hugely to global warming through the release of oxides of carbon, to the utilization of derivatives of solid-waste materials in the form of ash or powder. These are derived through direct combustion and crushing. Yet one may wonder where the oxides of carbon released during combustion is managed. This book also proposes a model through which oxides of carbon are entrapped through a controlled combustion mechanism. That way, ash is generated for use as geomaterial, and the environment is left healthy. The operation of utilizing solid waste equally rids the environment of its plaguing condition in the process. Also the more practical approach exposed in this book will assist researchers across the world to explore new and novel grounds toward helping humanity. More on this is the bringing forth of mathematical methods like the extreme vertex design adopted in modeling properties of re-engineered soils.

About the Author

Dr. Kennedy Chibuzor Onyelowe born on December 25, 1978 hails from Umuohia, Ndioulmbe Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. He acquired a bachelor of engineering degree from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria in 2003. He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where he acquired a master of engineering and doctor of philosophy degrees in Civil Engineering majoring in Geotechnical Engineering in 2010 and 2015 respectively. This was after few years of field practice. He was employed at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria as graduate assistant in 2007 where he progressed through the ranks. For over 10 years, he has burdened himself with research activities, which included investigations into soils re-engineering and computational geotechnics. He leads a research team of experts across the world in his investigations. He has published his findings in reputable journals across the world adding several Thomson Reuters journals to his records of intellectual prowess. His assiduity at what he does has given rise to this book of practice and research, which is dedicated to the cause of research. Dr. Kennedy has a wonderful and adorable wife which has blessed their eternal family with three beautiful children, Favour, Fortune and Fountain. Engr. Dr. Julian C. Aririguzo has a BEng. degree in Mechanical/Production Engineering and MEng. in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering from University of Sheffield UK. He got a partial scholarship afterwards for a PhD. in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Manufacturing Systems and Engineering. His research interests and experience revolve around design and analysis of manufacturing systems, next generation of manufacturing systems including Fractal and Biological Manufacturing Systems, computer modeling/simulation of manufacturing systems, and sustainability/green manufacturing. He also regularly works on renewable/green energy projects. He has published several award winning papers in leading international manufacturing conferences and journals based on his research. In 2008 he won the British council best international students’ award (regional category). While teaching and conducting cutting edge research in Eastern Nigeria, Dr. Aririguzo has collaborative relationship and consultancy manufacturing firms and SMEs. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization. He is a fellow of the MIT ETT (Cambridge Massachusetts), which affords him ways of bringing his University into better academic collaborative relationship with MIT. Charles Ezugwu is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He acquired Bachelor of Engineering degree at former Anambra State University of Technology (ASUTECH), Enugu, Nigeria in 1986. Also, obtained Master of Engineering degree (Water Resources) and Doctor of Philosophy degree (Water Resources), both in Department of Civil Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria in 2006 and 2013 respectively. He is a member of Nigerian Society of Engineers and registered by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).