University of Waterloo
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The Geotechnical (GEO) field of study is supported by 4 (FTE) tenure and tenure-track professors.
Geotechnical (GEO) Faculty Members
Major areas of study
- micromechanics of soil
- sustainable water pipelines
- soil-structure interaction
- soil dynamics
- numerical simulations of reservoir injection
- soft rock mechanics
- trenchless technologies
- non-destructive testing of geo-materials
Current research activities
- theoretical research into the mechanical behaviour of particulate materials
- application of geomechanics in petroleum, mining and pavement engineering
- micromechanics of soils
- flow of fluids through low hydraulic conductivity materials
- experimental and numerical investigation of wave propagation in geo-materials to improve and create new nondestructive testing techniques
- use of geophysical methods for geotechnical site characterization
- dynamic characterization of soils at low strain levels
- excitation frequency effects in bender element, resonant column, and seismic tests
- centrifuge modelling for clay and hydraulic barriers
- condition assessment of civil infrastructure using NDT energy
- geotechnics with applications in geothermal and wind energy
- compressed air energy storage
- sustainability assessment in geotechnical engineering
- soil structure interaction with applications in foundations and railways
- soil constitutive modelling
- blast analysis in underground structures
- ground improvement
- probabilistic analysis and LRFD
- buried pipeline renewal and renovation using trenchless methods
- buried infrastructure asset management
- pipeline deterioration modelling and assessment
- water pipeline cleaning and renovation
- soil-pipe-lining interaction