Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental

Description

The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program focuses on shallow and deep foundations for bridges and other structures, retaining walls, slope stability, and geo-environmental issues including the detection and remediation of soil contaminants.

Expertise

Researchers in the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program have extensive expertise in the following areas:

• shrink-swell soils and unsaturated soils,
• scour and erosion,
• marine geotechnics,
• remote data acquisition,
• shallow foundations,
• deep foundations,
• slope stability,
• retaining walls,
• numerical simulations, and
• large-scale testing.

Cooperative Relationships/Sponsors

The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program has worked with the following sponsors:

• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT),
• National Science Foundation (NSF),
• Department of Energy (DOE),
• Department of Interior (DOI), and
• National Cooperative Research Program (NCHRP).

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