Civil Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineering research is conducted by Drs. Dwayne Tannant and Sumi Siddiqua.
Dr. Tannant’s research projects typically involve components of fieldwork and monitoring combined with numerical analysis and modelling. Area of research expertise and interest include:
Slope stability assessment- Geohazard assessment and risk analysis
- Slope stability evaluation and stabilization
- Rock support for surface and underground excavations
- Blasting effects on rock stability
- Earth dam stability and safety
- Rock mass characterization and mapping
- Rock mechanics in civil, mining, and petroleum engineering applications
Many research projects make use of photogrammetry derived digital terrain models and 3D images.
Dr. Siddiqua’s research interests include:
- Thermo-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Chemical behaviour of unsaturated clay
- Influence of pore fluid chemistry on the behaviour of clayey material
- Deep underground nuclear waste disposal modelling
- Contaminant migration
- Landfill design
- Waste minimization
- Sustainable infrastructure
- Bioenergy from landfill gas
For course selection and academic planning, undergraduate or previous graduate courses, knowledge required for the research project, and the student’s career plans are taken into account.
|
Degree |
Course Credits |
Thesis Credits |
Total Credits |
|
M.Eng. |
24 or 30 |
0 or 6 (project) |
30 |
|
M.A.Sc. |
18 |
12 |
30 |
|
Ph.D. |
Not specified |
|
36* |
*Typically a Ph.D. degree will require 36 course credits beyond a Bachelor’s degree
RECOMMENDED COURSES
| EESC 311 | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EESC 342 | Hydrogeology |
| EESC 437 | Terrain Analysis |
| ENGR 444 | Solid Waste Engineering |
| GEOG 370 | Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG 416 | Applied Management of Mountain Hazards |
| ENGR 502 | Technical Communication for Engineering Research |
| ENGR 505 | Social Cost-Benefit Analysis in Engineering Projects |
| ENGR 510 | Continuum Mechanics |
| ENGR 515 | Reliability Engineering and System Safety |
| ENGR 528 | Earthquake Engineering |
| ENGR 531 | Infrastructure Management |
| ENGR 538 | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering |
| ENGR 539 | Terrain Modelling and Analysis |
| ENGR 549 | Environmental Risk Analysis |
| ENGR 560 | Probability and Random Processes for Engineers |
| ENGR 589 | Multicriteria Optimization and Design of Experiments |
| ENGR 591 | Constitutive Modelling of Materials |
| ENGR 598 | Topics in Engineering |
A maximum of 6 credits of 300 or 400 level courses are permitted for M.Eng. and M.A.Sc. degrees.
Last reviewed 
8/18/2011 1:30:58 PM
