Moderator: Jorge Zornberg, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Texas at Austin
Geosynthetics are increasingly being used in many civil and environmental engineering applications such as below pavements, in embankments, retaining walls and slopes, to line landfills, reservoirs, ponds and leachate collection systems, to combat erosion and pollution, as silt fences and many other facets of earthwork. Yet, many young civil engineering graduates enter the workforce without introduction on of the use geosynthetics. This round table discussion will explore the following questions: 1) Should geosynthetics be covered in a civil engineering B.S. program? 2) If so, how much and what should be covered? 3) What are the mechanisms for providing geosynthetic resources to geotechnical engineering professors?