Areas of Study
construction | environmental | geotechnical | structural eng & mechanics | transportation | hydrology, water resources & environmental fluid mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering
Formerly called soil mechanics and foundation engineering, geotechnical engineering today is much broader in scope and includes such topics as the mechanics and properties of rock and transitional materials, underground construction, earthquake engineering, foundation soil improvement, and the remediation of contaminated soils and groundwater. As a formal discipline within civil engineering, however, it is relatively new in comparison with other engineering fields such as hydraulics, structural engineering, and surveying.
Geotechnical Engineering Faculty