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Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to solve its engineering problems. It also relies on knowledge of geology, hydrology, geophysics, and other related sciences.

Geotechnical engineering has applications in military engineering, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, coastal engineering, and offshore construction. The fields of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology have overlapping knowledge areas. However, while geotechnical engineering is a specialty of civil engineering, engineering geology is a specialty of geology.

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Geotechnical engineering

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Offshore geotechnical engineering

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Offshore geotechnical engineering is a sub-field of geotechnical engineering. It is concerned with foundation design, construction, maintenance and decommissioning...

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Civil engineering

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principles of geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, transportation engineering and construction engineering to residential...

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Engineering geology

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and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and accounted for. Engineering geologists provide geological and geotechnical recommendations, analysis...

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Geoprofessions

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ensure appropriate application of geotechnical information and judgments. In other cases, geotechnical engineering goes beyond a study and construction...

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Standard penetration test

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dynamic penetration test designed to provide information on the geotechnical engineering properties of soil. This test is the most frequently used subsurface...

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Geological engineering

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Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM) International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) International Tunnelling...

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Mining engineering

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mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, metallurgy, geotechnical engineering and surveying. A mining engineer may manage any phase of mining...

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Karl von Terzaghi

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Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering". In 1883, he was born...

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Geotechnical investigation

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Geotechnical investigations are performed by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil...

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Kaolinite

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clay. Research results show that the utilization of kaolinite in geotechnical engineering can be alternatively replaced by safer illite, especially if its...

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Trench

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ancient ruins or to dig into strata of sedimented material. In geotechnical engineering, trenches serve for locating faults and investigating deep soil...

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Cone penetration test

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cone penetrometer test (CPT) is a method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. It was initially...

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Soil compaction

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These specifications are generally recommended by a geotechnical engineer in a geotechnical engineering report. The soil type—that is, grain-size distributions...

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Civil engineer

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construction engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, land development, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, sanitary...

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Ralph Brazelton Peck

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Peck published the book Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, an influential geotechnical engineering text which continues to be regularly cited and...

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Clay

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the same, despite a degree of overlap in their respective definitions. Geotechnical engineers distinguish between silts and clays based on the plasticity...

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Han dynasty

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vaulted tomb chamber at Luoyang made of small bricks Han-era mechanical engineering comes largely from the choice observational writings of sometimes-disinterested...

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Borehole

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petroleum), or gases (such as natural gas). It may also be part of a geotechnical investigation, environmental site assessment, mineral exploration, temperature...

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Void ratio

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regard to the properties of tailings), and in soil science. In geotechnical engineering, it is considered one of the state variables of soils and represented...

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Sabkha

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Execution of construction and civil engineering works in sabkhas must overcome a number of geotechnical engineering issues. Sabkha soils are often distinguished...

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