Geotechnical Engineering

Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management

Faculty in Civil Engineering in the geotechnical area have interests in slope stability, foundations, geoenvironmental ground water, geotextiles, behavior of deep foundations and soil dynamics. Research projects of current interest are being performed for soil stabilization, geotextiles associated with bridge abutments and highway embankments, fly ash as a binder for road subgrades and freeze-thaw on the resilient modulus of low plasticity soils. Technical publications and active participation on national and state committees is a trademark of the faculty in this area. Modern soil testing laboratories exist with state-of-the-art equipment.

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Shawn Griffiths

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Kam Ng

Dr. Ng’s research areas of interest include transportation geotechnics, energy geotechnics and innovative construction materials.

 

 

Geomaterials Research Laboratory

The Geomaterials Research Laboratory advances the science and engineering of geomaterials across scales — from microstructure to infrastructure deployment. We operate as an integrated research platform uniting multiscale material design, advanced geomechanics, infrastructure systems modeling, and translational deployment engineering.

Our work addresses the coupled mechanical, environmental, and lifecycle performance of geomaterials in transportation, energy, and resilient infrastructure systems.

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