geotechnical

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From geo- +‎ technical.

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geotechnical (comparative more geotechnical, superlative most geotechnical)

  1. Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.
    • 2023 May 17, Paul Clifton, “Extreme weather at heart of Nuneham viaduct failure”, in RAIL, number 983, page 12:
      Powrie added: "Nuneham was not a structural problem. I am convinced of that. It was a geotechnical problem.

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