Building useful and robust geological models to support geotechnical analyses, demonstrated with WA case studies

Matthew Tutton

This talk will attempt to bring clarity to the principles, techniques and general philosophy behind building useful and robust geological models to support geotechnical analyses and design and reduce risk. The talk will explain why the term geological (model) rather than geotechnical or ground model is in the title.

The geological model is an opportunity to make sure geological considerations are explained and presented in a way that they can be considered, informing geotechnical design and construction mitigating financial, time or health and safety risks.

The talk will cover what is a geological model; the principles of conceptual, observational and analytical geological models; how to progress through each stage. Some real life WA case studies will be presented to illustrate it all.

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