SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Infrastructure and Geotechnical Engineering

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides effective solutions to a broad range of structural and geotechnical engineering problems, including support in design of new facilities, infrastructure, nondestructive evaluation, retrofitting, and reconstruction. Experienced in modeling, laboratory, and field investigations, our staff solve diverse scientific and engineering problems for government and industry.

SwRI offers comprehensive technical and research assistance in:

• Geotechnical engineering

• Structural engineering

• Transportation engineering

• Underground engineering

• Risk assessment

• Corrosion engineering and science

• Seismology

• Nondestructive evaluation

• Near-surface geophysical site characterization

For more information about the infrastructure and geotechnical engineering capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Dr. Asadul H. Chowdhury at achowdhury@swri.org or  (210)

522-5151.
 

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

April 28, 2009