Geotechnical Research Needs

Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1981, Vol. 51, Issue 7, Pg. 68-71


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

A National Science Foundation-ASCE workshop on research needs looked at, among other subfields, geotechnical engineering. The study identified a number of research needs�based on society's needs, not the geotechnical profession's interests�and prioritized them. Some of the top needs identified are: containing hazardous wastes, dam safety, improving railroad subgrades, tunneling in soft ground, and systematically reporting failures and analyzing information on them.

Subject Headings: Geotechnical engineering | Soft soils | Failure analysis | Dam failures | Tunneling | Subgrades | Rail transportation

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