Geotechnical and structural designers for the Jeddah Tower had to work through more than two dozen iterations before they aligned the design of the foundations with the design of the 1-kilometer-plus ...

The graduate program in geotechnical engineering and geomechanics encompasses a broad spectrum of topics focused on the behavior of soil, rock, geosynthetics, and other porous media. Emphasis is ...

On May 8, 1981, the ground collapsed beneath Mae Rose Williams’ house and changed forever the life of Jim Jammal. A geotechnical engineer with an office a block away, Jammal witnessed the Winter Park ...

Seminar abstract: The Millennium Tower is a 58-story reinforced concrete building that was constructed in San Francisco, California between 2005 and 2009. The tower is founded on an embedded, ...

Multidisciplinary engineering consultancy Harley Haddow has launched an in-house geotechnical and geoenvironmental capability ...

Q: How did your name direct your career path? A: I was named after my Uncle Roch (editor’s note: pronounced “Rock”). Actually, my dad is a geologist and when I was little he would take me out with him ...

The geotechnical engineering program at the University of Nevada, Reno has evolved over a period of years, which is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of its well-respected faculty members.