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.