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[[File:slope 2d plain.svg|thumb|A typical cross-section of a slope used in two-dimensional analyzes.]]
'''Geotechnical engineering''', also known as '''geotechnics''', is the branch of [[civil engineering]] and [[Geological engineering]] concerned with the engineering behavior of [[earth materials]]. It uses the principles of [[soil mechanics]] and [[rock mechanics]] to solve its [[engineering]] problems. It also relies on knowledge of [[geology]], [[hydrology]], [[geophysics]], and other related sciences.
Geotechnical engineering has applications in [[military engineering]], [[mining engineering]], [[petroleum engineering]], [[coastal engineering]], and [[offshore construction]]. The fields of geotechnical engineering and [[engineering geology]] have overlapping knowledge areas. However, while geotechnical engineering is a specialty of [[civil engineering]], engineering geology is a specialty of [[geology]].
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