Undergraduate students in the Civil Engineering track can pursue several courses to emphasize in geotechnical engineering. Geotechnical specialization courses include: CVEN 3718 Introduction to ...

A discussion about the importance of instrumentation in geotechnical engineering would be incomplete without referring to ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Our graduate students come from diverse backgrounds; a BS or MS in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics is not necessary to apply. Before taking graduate ...

Pile group interaction during lateral loading reduces lateral resistance. Based on full-scale lateral pile group testing, the reduction is a function of pile spacing, row position and soil type.

Joseph Scalia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

I was posting up with a friend back in my hometown over the holidays when the subject of his line of work came up. My compadre - whom I’ve known since we dominated the local pee-wee hoops circuit - ...

The new Narrows Bridge was built just 200 feet south of the existing bridge. Complex stratigraphy, diverse topography, fault-zones, landslide-prone slopes, contaminated soils and endangered species.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate ...