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Date: 10/07/2019

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00:03:30 1 History
00:09:14 2 Practicing engineers
00:10:17 3 Soil mechanics
00:11:08 3.1 Soil properties
00:13:50 4 Geotechnical investigation
00:17:14 5 Building foundations
00:20:01 5.1 Shallow foundations
00:20:26 5.1.1 Footings
00:21:08 5.1.2 Slab foundations
00:22:14 5.2 Deep foundations
00:25:06 6 Lateral earth support structures
00:26:19 6.1 Gravity walls
00:28:17 6.2 Cantilever walls
00:29:42 6.3 Excavation shoring
00:31:16 7 Earthworks
00:32:10 8 Ground improvement
00:32:55 9 Slope stabilization
00:34:36 9.1 Slope stability analysis
00:36:54 10 Offshore geotechnical engineering
00:39:07 11 Geosynthetics
00:40:22 12 See also



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Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical     engineering is important in civil engineering, but also has applications in military, mining, petroleum and other engineering disciplines that are concerned with construction occurring on the surface or within the ground. Geotechnical engineering uses principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to investigate subsurface conditions and materials; determine the relevant physical/mechanical and chemical properties of these materials; evaluate stability of natural slopes and man-made soil deposits; assess risks posed by site conditions; design earthworks and structure foundations; and monitor site conditions, earthwork and foundation construction.A typical geotechnical engineering project begins with a review of project needs to define the required material properties. Then follows a site investigation of soil, rock, fault distribution and bedrock properties on and below an area of interest to determine their engineering properties including how they will interact with, on or in a proposed construction. Site investigations are needed to gain an understanding of the area in or on which the engineering will take place. Investigations can include the assessment of the risk to humans, property and the environment from natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, sinkholes, soil liquefaction, debris flows and rockfalls.
A geotechnical engineer then determines and designs the type of foundations, earthworks, and/or pavement subgrades required for the intended man-made structures to be built. Foundations are designed and constructed for structures of various sizes such as high-rise buildings, bridges, medium to large commercial buildings, and smaller structures where the soil conditions do not allow code-based design.
Foundations built for above-ground structures include shallow and deep foundations. Retaining structures include earth-filled dams and retaining walls. Earthworks include embankments, tunnels, dikes and levees, channels, reservoirs, deposition of hazardous waste and sanitary landfills. Geotechnical engineers are extensively involved in earthen and concrete dam projects, evaluating the subsurface conditions at the dam site and the side slopes of the reservoir, the seepage conditions under and around the dam and the stability of the dam under a range of normal and extreme loading conditions.
Geotechnical engineering is also related to coastal and ocean engineering. Coastal engineering can involve the design and construction of wharves, marinas, and jetties. Ocean engineering can involve foundation and anchor systems for offshore structures such as oil platforms.
The fields of geotechnical engineering and engineering geology are closely related, and have large areas of overlap.  However, the field of geotechnical engineering is a specialty of engineering, where the field of engineering geology is a specialty of geology. Coming from the fields of engineering and science, respectively, the two ...