Geotechnics

Geotechnics

Geotechnics (synonymous: Geotechnique) is the application of scientific methods and engineering principles to the acquisition, interpretation, and use of knowledge of materials of the Earth's crust and earth materials for the solution of engineering problems. It is the applied science of predicting the behavior of the Earth and it's various materials towards making the Earth more habitable to human activities.

"Geotechnics" embraces the fields of soil mechanics and rock mechanics, and many of the engineering aspects of geology, geophysics, hydrology, and related sciences. "Geotechnics" is practiced by both engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers.

Examples of the application of "geotechnics" include: prediction, prevention or otherwise mitigat against damages caused by natural hazards such as avalanches, mud flows, landslides, rockslides, sinkholes, or volcanic eruptions; the application of soil, rock and groundwater mechanics on the design and predicted performance of earthen structures such as dams; in the design and performance prediction of the foundations of bridges, buildings, and other man-made structures in terms of the underlying soil and/or rock; and in flood control and prediction.

See also

* Engineering geology
* Geotechnical engineering
* Soil mechanics
* Rock mechanics
* Hydrology
* Hydrogeology
* Geophysics

References

* Bates and Jackson, 1980, Glossary of Geology: American Geological Institute.
* Krynine and Judd, 1957, Principles of Engineering Geology and Geotechnics: McGraw-Hill, New York.


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