Geomaterials Course
Gain expertise in geomaterials to improve roads and retaining walls. The course covers identifying soils and rocks, conducting essential lab and field tests, selecting appropriate materials, controlling compaction, and mitigating risks—vital practical skills for professionals in geography and geology working on infrastructure projects.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course offers a practical guide to identifying, testing, and selecting soils and rocks for building safe and long-lasting roads and retaining walls. You will learn to classify local materials, plan investigation programs, analyse lab and field test results, establish compaction and quality control targets, handle risks from frost, swelling, and erosion, and implement simple mitigation and documentation methods on actual projects.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Conduct field tests on geomaterials using CBR, Proctor, and SPT for reliable design data.
- Classify soils and rocks with USCS, Atterberg limits, and gradation analysis.
- Select materials for roads and walls based on clear test criteria.
- Control geomaterial risks like swelling, frost, erosion, and weak subgrades on site.
- Implement construction quality control for geomaterials through specs and field testing.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
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