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What is geotechnical engineering?

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Question added by mohamed motasim , Geologist , GTC
Date Posted: 2017/04/27
FERNANDO JR SANOR
by FERNANDO JR SANOR , Independent Consulting Engineer , Norconsult Management Services Philippines, Inc

Geotechnical is a specialized civil engineering related to the study of soil & rock materials and designing the safest value-engineered foundations/structures (vertical/horizontal) to be constructed.

geotechnical engineering is concerned with civil engineering in which investigation of subsurface,mechanism of soil and rock their conditions and material qualities and physical or chemical properties can be determine .

Sarah Ouhadda
by Sarah Ouhadda , Cadre Middle Manager (Ingénieur Chef de peojet) , Laboratoire d'études maritimes

La géotechnique est une étude de résistance des sols et des sous-sols (mécanique des sols), le plus souvent avant la construction d'un bâtiment ou d'un port pour éviter les risques d'écroulement et des glissements de terrains. Pour cela, il faut procédés aux investigations géotechniques (essais géotechniques) comme :

Essais in situ

- Exécution de sondages carottés.

- Exécution des essais de pénétration dynamique, selon les règles standards du « SPT » pour des sols pulvérulents.

  Essais en laboratoire

- Analyse granulométrique.

- Mesure des densités humides et sèche.

- Mesures de la teneur en eau naturelle.

- Détermination des limites d’ATTERBERG.

- Essai de compression pour les échantillons durs.

- Essais de cisaillement à la boite de  CASAGRANDE.

Shaik wahid
by Shaik wahid , CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER (OFFSHORE, MARINE, & ONSHORE) , NAKILAT KEPPEL OFFSHORE MARINE LTD

Geotechnical engineering uses principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to investigate subsurface conditions and materials; determine the relevant physical/mechanical and chemical properties of these materials

anwar ali khan
by anwar ali khan , Team Leader , Weatherford

it is a brench of secince which deals as civil engineering works related or suported by soil or rock.

John Vaz
by John Vaz , Third Engineer , Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd.

Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with engineering behaviour of earth materials.

Khalid Rasheed
by Khalid Rasheed , QA/QC MANAGER , DRAKE & SCULL CONSTRUCTION KSA

Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering which deals with the design and application of different kind of foundations, Dams, infrastructures foundations etc.

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