GEOTECHNICAL DIVISION
Geotechnical engineering encompasses planning, investigation, design, construction
and maintenance of works involving the ground, and works that are constructed from
excavated natural materials. It incorporates knowledge and skills associated with
geomorphology, engineering geology, hydrogeology, geo-environmental engineering,
geophysics, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, foundation engineering, engineering
seismology and ground treatment.
Geotechnical Division was formed in 1987 but its history can be traced back to 1980,
when the Geotechnical Group (former body of Geotechnical Division) was formed...
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RECENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
5 & 12 June 2010 (Sat)
Workshop on excavation and lateral support
14 June 2010 (Mon)
Technical seminar on slope stability analysis benchmarking exercise
30 June 2010 (Wed)
