Introduction to Geotechnical

Engineering
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 Mining

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 Mining

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An open pit mine 3
 Blasting

For ore recovery

reco er in mines

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 Earthquake Engineering

Loma Preita Earthquake, San Francisco (1989)

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 Ground Improvement

Impact Roller to Compact the Ground

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 Ground Improvement

Sheepsfoot Roller to Compact Clay Soils 7

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 Ground Improvement

Smooth-wheeled Roller
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 Ground Improvement
Big weights dropped
from 25 m,
m compacting
the ground.

Craters formed in compaction

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 Environmental Geomechanics

Waste Disposal in Landfills

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 Typical Safety Factors
Type of Design Safety Probability of
Factor Failure

Earthworks 1.3-1.5 1/500

Retaining 1.5-2.0 1/1500

structures
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Foundations 2.0-3.0 1/5000

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 Dynamic Compaction

JCU site visit to Townsville Port in 2003

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 Soil Nailing

In Townsville, Australia
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 Sea wall in Brisbane, Australia

To contained dredged spoils

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 Some Civil Engineering marvels .

foundations soil
exploration

tunneling

buried right under your feet.

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