Research project on likelihood and certainty of geological and geotechnical models of the subsurface. Various PhD and MSc. studies

Degradation of geotechnical properties of soil and rock masses due to weathering in engineering times. Various PhD and MSc. Studies

Definition of homogeneity and inhomogeneity of soil and rock masses and methods to determine homogeneity by laser (Lidar) or other remote sensing tools Various PhD and MSc. Studies

Earthquake response and influence of shallow geological, geotechnical and topographic irregularities and topsoil inhomogeneity on resonance spectra for civil engineering structures. Numerical modelling and development of empirical relations for earthquake response estimation. Various PhD and MSc projects

Supervision Ph.D. research of S. Ozmutlu, Ph.D. thesis title: “Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Engineering Geology”; design and development of automated systems for soft soil and rock tunnelling, dredging and excavatability.

Completed

1997. Predicting subsurface conditions for geotechnical modelling / by B. Orlic. - Delft : ITC, 1997. - 192 p. ; 25 cm. - PhD thesis Technical University Delft ; Summaries in Dutch and English. - ISBN 90-6164-140-3
(ITC Publication ; 55) (ITC Dissertation ; 46). ABSTRACT, supervisor: Hack, thesis availability: ITC Library

1996, 1998. Slope stability probability classification SSPC / by H.R.G.K. Hack. - Enschede : ITC, 1996. - 258 p. ; 30 cm. - PhD thesis Technical University Delft ; Summaries in Dutch and English. - ISBN 90-6164-125-X
(ITC Publication ; 43). (2de edition 1998) ABSTRACT, supervisor: Price (Technical University Delft) & Rengers, thesis availability: ITC Library