Advanced Geotechnical Engineering MSc

Our MSc will develop your understanding of the principles and theories behind ground engineering, from soil mechanics to site investigation and from advanced soil testing to foundation design. We’ll provide you with the necessary skills to address technological challenges in the geotechnical engineering sector. You’ll explore a variety of topics, including deep foundations in urban areas, deep water energy resources exploration, field monitoring, foundations for energy infrastructure and major bridges, and tunnelling. The course covers the following: Analysis techniques Simplified (spreadsheet-based) Standard (code-based methods or simple software) Advanced (finite element method) Back analysis of collapse of foundations Design and construction of foundations for bridges, buildings, offshore structures, tunnels and deep basements in busy cities Dissertation on a geotechnical topic Fundamental soil mechanics and its modelling using numerical approaches Testing of soils to obtain design parameters – we use our purpose-built SAGE laboratory for teaching. More details: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/advanced-geotechnical-engineering-msc