Intro to Geotechnical Engineering

Department of Earth Science / Northeastern Illinois University

INTRODUCTION TO GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ESCI 340
Spring 2010

Daily Objectives #1 (January 12, 2010) Dr. Laura Sanders

By the end of today's class, you should be able to do the following:

w Describe the areas of study encompassed by "geotechnical engineering".

w Find the course materials on the web.

w Review the list "What should you bring to this course?" on the course website.

w Find the class wiki, log in, and edit a page. (Note: First, you will need to be authorized and create an account. To become authorized, send me your e-mail address. I will authorize you, and Google will send you an e-mail with a link in it. Click the link, create an account, and you're in!)

w Describe what the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geoscientists is and does.

w List examples of structures humans build on Earth materials, structures we build in Earth materials, and ways we sculpt the Earth's surface. All of these involve geotechnical engineering!

Department of Earth Science | Northeastern Illinois University