UCT Geotech

24/03/2023

NEW EQUIPMENT❗📦 📈

The University of Cape Town Geotechnical Engineering Group has recently acquired two brand-new state-of-the-art geotechnical testing equipment. These include Cyclic Direct Simple Shear & Constant Rate-of-Strain Consolidation test equipment, to add to an existing suite of fully automated laboratory systems in our geotech lab.

We are thankful to Brian Jones and João Machado from Geocomp - GeoTesting Express for installing and conducting the necessary training!

13/03/2023

New research presentation alert❗️

The UCT Geotechnical Engineering Group proudly announces that our MSc student, Mr Otim Gerald Innocent, will present his research on the Behaviour of Cape Flat Sands Under Cyclic Loading. This presentation is open to practising engineers, contractors, lab technicians, academics, students and all those interested in the geotechnical engineering field!

See the attached poster for all relevant details. The presentation will be hosted online via MS Teams at 15:00 on Monday 27 March 2023. The link below can be used to access the meeting

https://msteams.link/U20X

09/09/2022

UCT Geotech at the 2022 SANRAL in Johannesburg.

11/08/2020

Featuring Lunga Mapekula's inspiring story...

"Receiving this degree is a testament that its never too late to start over.

After completing my honors degree in geology I wanted to branch into engineering because I wanted to expand my horizon and something in me kept pushing me to pursue that avenue. But doubt crept in and I put that plan on hold. After a year I finally made the bold decision to enroll into the MEng programme at UCT.

I remember on my first day my supervisor asked me "Lunga why do you want to do Masters in Geotech?"
Read more at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lunga-mapekula-meng-bsc-455495a0_civilengineering-geotechnicalengineering-activity-6684444206448029696-D6mn

Lunga Mapekula leaves us with this - To anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation and fear the uncertainty that comes with change, I say to you; Be Bold. Be brave. Be unapologetic"

18/08/2019

Mike Jefferies to lecture the postgraduate course on Advanced Soil Mechanics at the University of Cape Town from 19th August - 23rd August 2019.
Mike has over 40 years experience in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering and has published over 80 papers in the field. He is most known for the State Parameter approach to soil characterization – an approach that has become one of the most cited innovations of the past twenty-five years of Geotechnical Engineering. His book Soil Liquefaction: A Critical State Approach is used by many MSc and PhD students across the world.

02/08/2019

The UCT Geotechnical Engineering Group made history in July 2019 by graduating the first ever female PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. Congratulations to Dr. Laxmee Sobhee-Beetul for this great achievement! We are proud of you!

Trailblazer Laxmee Sobhee-Beetul will be the first woman to graduate from UCT with a PhD in geotechnical engineering.

11/07/2019

In July 2019, Prof. Denis Kalumba, Head of the UCT Geotechnical Engineering Group celebrated 10 years at the University of Cape Town. He has been a visionary and a source of inspiration to countless students that have had the opportunity to work with him and to have sat in his lecture room. Wishing him many more years at UCT. May the Geotechnical Group soar to the greatest heights under him with a vision of becoming a World Class Centre in Geotechnical Engineering Testing, Teaching and Research on the African continent.

23/05/2019

It was great to have one of the best Engineers from Geocomp in our Geotechnical laboratory this week. Thank you Apostolov for all the work you did on our Geocomp Lab Equipment and for the intensive training.

23/05/2019

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May 21, 2019: Artur Apostolov posted images on LinkedIn

23/05/2019

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