LG4 – Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, Geomechanical, and Geophysical Laboratory
The activities of the Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, Geomechanical, and Geophysical Laboratory (LG4) are focused on characterizing and modelling the hydrogeomechanical and hydrogeochemical behaviour of unconsolidated deposits of geological and anthropogenic origin as they interact with the human environment.
Research
Overview of LG4 research projects:
- Enhancing the representativeness of geotechnical and geoenvironmental characterizations;
- Developing a geovalorization approach pertaining to contaminated soils and residual materials;
- Improving the safety of geotechnical structures and the prediction of natural geological hazards (e.g.: landslides, liquefaction).
Areas of expertise:
- Geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, rock mechanics
- Hydrology, hydrogeology, groundwater
- Remote sensing
- Mining construction, tunnelling, underground space engineering and rock excavation
- Geohazard monitoring and mitigation (landslides, rockslides, subsidence, rockfalls)
- Rock and soil mass characterization and laboratory testing
- Environmental characterization and representative sampling.
Team
Contact
1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Local A-1597
Montréal (Québec) H3C 1K3
Courriel : francois.duhaime@etsmtl.ca

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