Philippe Bousquet-Jacq

Geotechnical Engineer

Profile

63 years old

Seniority : 20 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