Or. Admin. Code § 820-040-0040 - Geotechnical Engineering
(1)
Geotechnical engineering is defined as the investigation and the evaluation of
the physical and engineering properties of earth materials, such as soil and
rock, including impacts of ground water and earthquakes, and their application
to the design and construction of civil engineering works, such as foundations,
earth dams, retaining walls, and similar, using soil and rock mechanics and
earthquake engineering principles and related engineering laws, formula, and
procedures. Further, the practice involves the application of soil and rock
mechanics and related engineering laws and procedures to an evaluation of the
performance of constructed civil engineering works as influenced by earth
materials, groundwater, and earthquakes and to an evaluation of the
performance, including stability, of natural and man-made slopes, including
man-made fills and embankments, and for the design of mitigation measures to
reduce risk and/or hazards as disclosed by the evaluation.
(2) A "geotechnical engineer" is a registered
professional engineer recognized by the Board to practice geotechnical
engineering and who meets the other necessary qualifications for registration
under ORS 672.002 to
672.325.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 670.310 & 672.255
Stats. Implemented: ORS 672.002 - 672.325
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