The responsibilities of the Geotechnical Branch are:
- Design of Deep & Shallow Foundations
- Embankment Design, Stability, and Seepage Analysis
- Soil & Rock Mechanics
- Design of Retaining Structures
- Subsurface & Construction Materials Investigation
- Engineering Geology, Blasting, and Grouting
- Coastal & Marine Geology
- Hydrogeology & Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)
- Quality Assurance for Geotechnical Investigations
- Chemistry and Geochemistry of Surface Water and Groundwater
- Contaminant Transport & HTRW
- Periphyton Stormwater Treatment Area (PSTA)