Creating change in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering

The Geotechnical Engineering Centre, within The University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering, supports the highly successful dual-major, undergraduate programs in Geotechnical Engineering, an active research program and specialised consulting activities.

We specialise in a range of fields in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering, and computational modelling, including:

• Application of geotechnical engineering principles to mine waste management, mining and civil excavation design, mineral processing, and mine closure
• Geomaterial modelling and computational geomechanics
• Advanced laboratory and field characterisation & testing, modelling, and monitoring of slurries, soils and rocks
• Application of spatial Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) and the dielectric permittivity of geomaterials to monitor and predict their geotechnical engineering parameters and behaviour

Are you a future geotechnical engineer?

UQ’s Geotechnical Engineering Dual Major Programs for Civil and Mining Engineering undergraduates are unique in Australia.

There are therefore unique scholarship and career opportunities available to our students.

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