Typical Engineering Positions
- Site investigations (conducting field work, in situ and laboratory testing, data reports)
- Design of foundations, embankments, retaining walls, slope stability analyses.
- Construction quality control (compaction testing, pile inspection, testing anchors, etc.)
- Investigation and assessment for contaminated soil and groundwater (link to environmental engineering, but frequently required of geotechnical engineers)
- Design of earth dams, tailing ponds, waste management facilities and other mainly geotechnical structures
- Seismic analysis (hazard identification, ground response analysis, liquefaction evaluation)
- Geotechnical aspects of mining (slopes, underground openings, waste piles, tailings)
- Ground improvement; design, construction, quality control, testing.
- Dewatering for construction
- Design and construction of underground excavations, such as tunnels and caverns.
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