Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
Any structure has to be supported by a foundation. Geotechnical engineers design what holds buildings, bridges, dams, and landfills up — and protect the groundwater beneath them.
Foundations, earthworks, and groundwater
Any structure has to be supported by a foundation. Geotechnical engineering involves such areas as foundation design, earthquake engineering, offshore structures, dam designs, tunneling, and highway subgrades design.
Geotechnical engineers provide recommendations for the design of footings, raft foundations, piles and pile bents, piers, earth retaining structures, shoring, and the underpinnings of structures. They also design dams, solid waste landfills and wetland dewatering systems.
They work closely with environmental engineers in the areas of solid waste management and groundwater protection.
- Research Area
- Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering & Industrial Systems and Technology
- College
- Science, Engineering, and Technology
- Location
- School of Engineering
- Phone
- (601) 979-3913
- Research Centers
- MarTREC · Coastal Resilience Center
Practice areas
What geotechnical engineers specify
Geotechnical engineers provide design recommendations for the structural elements that transfer load into the ground.
Research and program links
Contact the Department
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
& Industrial Systems and Technology
1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217
