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Courses & Teaching
ENGR 340 Soil Mechanics
ENGR 438 Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
ENGR 440 Foundation Engineering
ENGR 538 Rock Engineering
ENGR 539 Terrain Modelling and Analysis
ENGR 598 Blasting and Explosives
Biography
Dr. Dwayne Tannant joined the School of Engineering at UBC in 2008. He will retire from UBC in 2027 and will no longer accept graduate student supervision.
At UBC, Dr. Tannant has served as the Acting Associate Dean, Civil Program Chair, and the Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies in the School of Engineering, as well as Dean pro tem for the College of Graduate Studies.
Dr. Tannant is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia and Alberta, and is a senior geotechnical engineering consultant for GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. and Westrek Geotechnical Services Ltd.
From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Tannant was a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, where he served as the Director of the School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering. From 1989 to 1998, he was a Senior Research Engineer at the Geomechanics Research Centre at Laurentian University and an adjunct professor in the School of Engineering at Laurentian University.
Dr. Tannant has the following degrees:
Ph.D. – Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering (University of Alberta) 1990
B.A.Sc. – Geological Engineering (University of British Columbia) 1984
Research Interests & Projects
Dr. Tannant’s research focuses on rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and engineering geology, with an emphasis on applied research for surface and underground rock excavations for civil and mining applications, geohazard identification, analysis, and mitigation, and rock support design. Dr. Tannant uses photogrammetry and drones for field measurements and mapping.