About This Major
A program that prepares individuals to apply geotechnical engineering methods, which deal with the analysis, design and construction of earth and earth supported structures, to the application of environmental problems, such as waste containment, waste disposal, construction of land fills, soil permeation, soil analysis, and soil improvement. Includes instruction in soil mechanics, soil dynamics, soil behavior, waste management and containment systems, geosynthetics, geochemistry, earth structures, geoenvironmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, and foundation engineering
Program Examples
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 14.0802
- CIP Family
- 14
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