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geotechnology

another term for geotechnical engineering (a branch of civil engineering that is concerned with construction in or on the ground. It deals with the study of subsurface conditions and materials through soil and rock mechanics, of the stability of slopes, of earthworks and foundations, etc.).
Geotechnology is important in road building.
by uttam maharjan December 17, 2011
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Geotechnology

- an engineering science and techniques concerned with extraction of Earth natural resources based on its in-situ conversion into a liquid or gaseous form
Examples: solution mining, in-situ leaching, borehole mining, coal gasification, O&G stimulation, geothermal energy, etc.
Generally speaking, the term Geotechnology covers all the methods of extraction of natural resources other than conventional mining (surface and underground)
by GrAbr January 16, 2020
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