GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERINGCivil engineers who specialize in this field analyze the properties of soils and rocks that support structures and effect structural behavior. They evaluate and work to minimize the potential settlement of building and other structures that stems from the pressure of their weight on the earth. These engineers also evaluate and determine how to strengthen the stability of slopes and how to protect structures against earthquakes and the effects of groundwater.
Civil engineers who specialize in this field analyze the properties of soils and rocks that support structures and effect structural behavior. They evaluate and work to minimize the potential settlement of building and other structures that stems from the pressure of their weight on the earth. These engineers also evaluate and determine how to strengthen the stability of slopes and how to protect structures against earthquakes and the effects of groundwater.
地质工程
在这个领域有专长的工程师分析那些支撑建筑物和影响结构特性的土壤和岩石的性质。他们估算并且力求通过措施以减小建筑物或者其他因为自身的重量引起的构筑物的可能的沉降。这些工程师也估算并且确定如何加强斜坡和填土的稳定性，以及如何保护建筑物抵抗地震和地下水的影响。
