Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Presented by
Carlos Carranza-Torres,
Associate Professor of
Geotechnical Engineering,
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth
June 21-23, 2011 - Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Eveleth, MN
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Geotechnical engineering
Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering that deals with rocks,
soils and underground water, and their influences in the design, construction and
operation of engineering projects (e.g., civil and mining engineering projects).
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
The design and construction of foundation for large bridge, such as the Golden Gate Bridge in
San Francisco, is the task of the geotechnical engineer. The type of and size of foundations
needed in a large bridge depend very much on the conditions of soil and rock on which the
foundations are going to rest on. Assessing the characteristics of the soil and rock for
designing the foundations is also the task of a geotechnical engineer.
Oroville Dam in California is one of the largest earth dams in the world. It is made of
61,000,000 m3 (80,000,000 yd3) of compacted soil. The design and construction of large
dams like this require extensive geotechnical engineering studies.
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This house was built near the top of a slope and had a beautiful view of the Pacific
Ocean. Unfortunately, a landslide occurred during a wet winter, undermining the house
and causing part of its floor to fall away.
Teton Dam (an earth-filled dam) in Idaho failed in 1976, only a few months after the
embankment had been completed and the reservoir began to be filled. This failure killed
14 people and caused about $400 million of property damage. The cause of the failure was
attributed to type of soil and compaction degrees of soil in the core of the dam and in the
foundation.
The fill in the approaching ramp to this bridge has settled because the underlying soils
are soft clays and silts. However, the bridge has not settled because it is supported on
piles. Although this failure is not as dramatic as the previous ones, it is a source of
additional maintenance costs, and can be a safety hazard to motorists and pedestrians.
The 1964 Niigata Earthquake in Japan caused extensive liquefaction in this port city.
These apartment buildings rotated when the underlying soils liquefied.
Drilling exploratory borings to obtain soil and rock samples. This rig drills
holes up to 30 m (100 ft) deep.
The fill for this highway near Fort St. John, British Columbia is being reinforced with
geogrids, thus allowing the side slopes to be steeper than would be possible with an
unreinforced fill.
This rig is drilling a hole in the ground that will be filled with reinforced concrete to
form a drilled shaft foundation.
Advertising brochure of
Keller Inc., a geotechnical
engineering
consulting/contractor
company
(downloaded from
Internet)
Advertising brochure of
Keller Inc., a geotechnical
engineering
consulting/contractor
company
(downloaded from
Internet)
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Geotechnical engineering
in civil engineering and its
relationship with Geology
Geotechnical engineering
in civil engineering and its
relationship with
Mining Engineering
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Both Golder Associates and SRK were started by geotechnical (civil) engineers as
mainly geotechnical engineering companies; nowadays the companies are highly
multidisciplinary in scope, employ not only geotechnical engineers but also a
large number of professionals in other areas like environmental sciences, geology,
biology, social sciences, natural resources sciences, etc.
1,000 m
(~3,281 ft)
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Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.
Topics to de discussed
-Introduction.
-What is geotechnical engineering?
-What type of work does a geotechnical engineer do? (the book description)
-How does geotechnical engineering relate with other common disciplines, like
geology and mining engineering?
-What geotechnical engineering companies do? (the `real life description)
-What is a typical undergraduate study plan to focus on geotechnical engineering?
-Time for questions.