Geotechnical Short Courses at UMass Amherst

The Geotechnical Engineering Group at UMass Amherst frequently offers short courses on various geotechnical engineering topics. The target audience for these workshops is typically state and federal engineers, private sector engineers, and contractors. The audience size usually ranges from 15 to 40 people. Some past workshop titles and locations are listed below.

If you or your organization are interested in hosting a workshop please contact the Group Coordinator, Dr. Don J. DeGroot at degroot@ecs.umass.edu or 413-545-0088.

Past workshop titles and locations:

Laboratory Testing of Soils and Rock

Worchester, MA, Jan 2002 and April 2002

Don J. DeGroot and A.J. Lutenegger

In Situ Testing for Geotechnical Engineers

Holliston, MA June 2001

A.J. Lutenegger and Don J. DeGroot

Geotechnical Test Drilling Inspection

Amherst, MA June 2000 & June 2001; Baltimore, MD Aug 2002

Alan J. Lutenegger and Don J. DeGroot

Environmental Drilling and Sampling Techniques for Geotechnical Engineers

First International Conference on Site Characterization ISC'98, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1998 and UMass Amherst April 2000

Alan J. Lutenegger and Don J. DeGroot

Estimation of Design Parameters for Soils and Rocks from Laboratory and In Situ Tests

Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, June 1996

Don J. DeGroot

Use of Compost and Recycled Content Products in Highway Construction

University of Massachusetts Transportation Research Center, Amherst, North Easton, and Southborough, MA, May and June 1996

Don J. DeGroot

Hazardous Waste Site Engineering

The Environmental Technology Program Consortium, Fort Devans, MA, January 1995; US Army Corps of Engineers Office, Waltham, MA, January 1996

Don J. DeGroot and Alan J. Lutenegger

Encouraging the Use of Waste and Recycled Materials in Highway Construction

University of Massachusetts Transportation Research Center, Bolton, Shrewsbury, Amherst, Foxboro, Falmouth, and Sagus, MA, May and June 1995

Don J. DeGroot