The following topics are covered in the module:

  • Climate change and resilience from a geotechnical perspective
  • Fundamentals of hydrogeology
  • Construction in and around water, e.g. river and sea dykes, dams, shoreline facilities
  • Water and soil: relevant soil mechanics aspects of the saturated and unsaturated soil zone
  • Basics of modelling
  • Modelling of landslides
  • Sustainability assessment in geotechnics
  • Preparation and presentation of a project