Groundwater – Geotechnical Implications/Solutions

Date: 03/24/2026
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Credit: 2 Hours

COURSE INTRODUCTION & OUTLINE:

Groundwater plays a pivotal role in geotechnical engineering, influencing soil behavior, foundation stability, and the overall integrity of engineering structures. Understanding the dynamics of groundwater is essential for designing safe and effective geotechnical solutions.


Problems caused by groundwater – we will discuss a wide range of groundwater problems experienced by engineering works and examines some of the geotechnical mechanisms behind such problems, and some of their potential solutions. All in-ground engineering works interact with groundwater, either in terms of the effect of groundwater inflows, groundwater pressures or the change in behavior of geological materials due to groundwater effects. For most construction projects, the groundwater itself and its effects are most commonly an impediment to construction and are thus viewed as ‘problems’. However ----Lets Derive The Solutions!!

Course Number:  LWP032426
Field of Study: Geotechnical
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None