FUTURE NEEDS AND DIRECTIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The general needs in future geotechnical research, important projects that will occupy the profession in the future, and specific recommendations for future research are listed and briefly discussed. The general need for better communication, documentation, and research reporting procedures is noted. Documentation of failures and adverse performance, more systematic formulation of strategy when undertaking a given task, and better planning and reportig of R & D efforts are needed. Geotechnical problems that will be studied in the years ahead include the following: evaluating the safety of old dams and remedying unsafe structures; offshore and near-shore activities; underground construction for transportation, mining, storage, industrial and housing facilities; environmental control of hazardous wastes disposed of offshore or onshore; geotechnical engineering in developing areas; and construction in regions subjected to earthquakes and landslides. It is also proposed that the following tasks be undertaken: field performance observation programs; site investigation techniques; practical soil improvement techniques; physical models and field testing; dams; study behavior of non-textbook soils; sampling and in-situ behavior of sands and silts; and mathematical analyses, the use of computers and computer-aided design.

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  Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

  P.O. Box 40 Tasen
  Oslo 8,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Hoeg, K
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-5
• Serial:
  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Publication
  • Issue Number: 138
  • Publisher: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
  • ISSN: 0078-1193

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Dams; Documents; Earthquakes; Failure; Field tests; Future; Geotechnical engineering; Landslides; Offshore structures; Reports; Research; Safety; Sampling; Sand; Silts; Underground structures; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Documentation; Future research; Reporting; Site investigation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366864
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1982 12:00AM