CIEN E4244: Geosynthetics and Applications
Learn how to design and analyze advanced soil-structure systems for real-world applications.
Course Overview
The course focuses on the engineering properties of polymeric materials including geotextile, geogrid, geomembrane, geocell used in geotechnical applications. The engineered soil structures, such as waste containment systems, reinforced soil structures, embankments over soft foundations, among others, are covered.
Course Instructor
Hoe Ling
Professor
Hoe Ling is a professor of Geotechnical Engineering, His major fields of research include geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures, soil constitutive modeling, geotechnical earthquake engineering, numerical and centrifuge modeling.
Ling obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Kyoto University, Japan (1988), and his master's (1990) and doctoral degrees (1993) from the University of Tokyo. In addition to his research, Ling collaborates actively with international institutions and agencies and has made several reconnaissance trips related to the typhoon and earthquake disasters.