Philippe Bousquet-Jacq
Geotechnical Engineer
Profile
63 years old
Seniority : 19 years, associate
English
- Soil mechanics/Foundations
- Underground construction
- Directional drilling
- Earthworks, roads, distribution networks
Member of AFTES (French Association for Underground Construction)
Member of the French Committee on Soil Mechanics
Member of the French Geological Society
Education
Degree in Engineering – Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Géologie et de Prospection Minière
Nancy
Post-Graduate Degree in Engineering Geology
MBA – IAE
Paris
Professional background
Eurisk
Insurance Loss Adjustment Firm
Expert specialized in geotechnical sciences
Terrasol
Geotechnical Engineering
Chief Geotechnical Engineer
Technosol-Forax
Soil Investigation Engineering Firm
Geotechnical Engineer
BRGM
Regional Geological Department for the Caribbean
Geotechnical Engineer
Key areas of expertise
Geotechnical Sciences – Foundations – Civil Engineering
- Tunnel excavation issues (stability, mucking, lining, geology)
- Paving pathology (uprising, settling, tiling)
- Instability of underground quarries
- Slope stability
- Soil improvement works
- Soil grouting
- Impact of works on the environment (settling, raising, vibration)
- Water seepage into underground structures
- Water wells
- Instability and difficulties in construction of retaining structures
- Foundation underpinning
- Foundation pathologies and repairs
- Breakwaters and earthworks
- Roadway pathologies
Environment – Pollution
- Polluted soil and groundwater