ce.udel.edu Paul Favret has had a lifelong fascination with Geology, Geophysics, and the study of the Earth, in general. In fact, he has even gone a step further by writing and releasing a series of blogs on his passion for introducing readers to this fascinating world. For this post, Paul Favret discusses the job of geotechnical engineers. Assessing the ground and environment Every structure built on the ground requires the expertise of a geotechnical engineer to ensure its stability and ability to withstand external forces. The extensive and significant scope of the roles in this field of engineering is varied, not to mention exciting. For starters, there is geotechnical investigation. The site's ground and the surrounding environment should be assessed even before the structure is designed. Included in evaluating geotechnical properties are the exploration of both the surface and the subsurface, water content measurement, and soil properties analysis. Geotechnical investigat