Geotechnical Engineering concerns how to build on, in or with soils; How to avoid large settlements under your structures, select the proper foundations, and avoid landslides and instability.
Large constructions on the Continental Shelf to harvest oil and gas, for example, require know-how about the earth's composition how it behaves. One must ensure that both excavation and construction is conducted in a safe and responsible manner.
Research fields
Testing and material properties, Soil modeling and theoretical analyses, Practical engineering and foundation design, Geo-environmental engineering,
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Teaching
Courses and programmes related to the field of geotechnics.
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Dissertations
Doctoral works in the field of geotechnics, completed at NTNU (formerly NTH,1997).
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