Retaining walls, shoring systems, and soil anchors
Deep excavations in soil and rock
Underground infrastructure such as tunnels, sewers and water mains, culverts and subway stations
Innovative deep and shallow foundations for static and seismic loads
Energy and Natural Resources
Nuclear site evaluation, powerhouse foundations, intake and discharge structures and seismic studies
Concrete dams on rock foundations, embankment dams
Machine foundations, and base or vibration isolation systems
Offshore engineering - reclamation of dredged sediments, cargo off-loading platforms, offshore foundations, and temporary anchor systems for underwater construction
Foundations for renewable energy technology
Mine waste management and characterisation
Sustainability of geotechnical resources
Environment
Nuclear waste repositories - evaluation of host rock and design
Removal of pharmaceutical and endocrine-disrupting compounds from drinking water
Efficiency of nanoadsorbents in the removal of arsenic and chromium from wastewater and groundwater
Great Lakes protection: preventing toxic and nuisance algae
Urban stormwater management
Waste reduction and conversion to energy
Containment Hydrogeology and Site Remediation
Understanding the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface (www.eng.uwo.ca/restore)
Advanced experiments and computer modelling for remedial design
Innovative remediation technologies, including smouldering destruction (STAR), for contaminated soil and groudwater
Engineering cover systems for mine waste and municipal solid waste
Electrokinetic consolidation of low level mine tailings
