{"id":1686,"date":"2026-11-09T10:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constructhubs.com\/hub\/dra-keli-correa-goulart\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:29:14","slug":"dr-keli-correa-goulart","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/constructhubs.com\/en\/hub\/dr-keli-correa-goulart\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Keli Corr\u00eaa Goulart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dr. Keli Corr\u00eaa Goulart is a senior geologist with a PhD in Mining Engineering and more than 26 years of experience in geotechnics, rock and soil mechanics, slope stability and quality management.<\/strong> She works as an independent consultant based in Panama City and has taken part in some of the country&#8217;s main infrastructure projects, including the Fourth Bridge over the Panama Canal and Metro Line 3.<\/p>\n<h2>Geological and geotechnical consulting services<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Geological and geotechnical studies<\/strong> for foundations and pile embedment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slope stability<\/strong> in soils and rocks, and hillside protection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rock mechanics<\/strong> and geomechanical characterization of excavations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seismographic monitoring and analysis<\/strong> of blast-induced vibrations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quality control in tunnels<\/strong> excavated with a TBM (tunnel boring machine).<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISO 9001 quality management systems<\/strong> for construction projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interpretation of geotechnical field and laboratory tests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical training<\/strong> in applied geology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Featured projects<\/h2>\n<h3>Panama<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fourth Bridge over the Panama Canal (2026):<\/strong> consultant for the stratigraphy study of the excavations and the pile embedment level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panama Metro Line 3 (2022\u20132024):<\/strong> geotechnical specialist with Nippon Koei LAC and TBM quality coordinator with HPH Consortium (Hyundai E&amp;C).<\/li>\n<li><strong>C\u00e1ceres and Perico rivers sewer system, Arraij\u00e1n (2025):<\/strong> consultant for GEL \u2013 Goetze Lobato Engenharia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Panama Metro Line 1 and Cinta Costera I (2008\u20132012):<\/strong> quality manager and ISO 9001 implementation with Constructora Norberto Odebrecht.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cocol\u00ed and Agua Clara locks, Panama Canal:<\/strong> field geologist and consultant for LCC Ingenier\u00eda and Louis Berger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Chile and Brazil<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Diamante Project, CODELCO (Chile, 2025):<\/strong> hillside protection study for EG-Sciences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Santo Domingo Project, Capstone Copper (Chile, 2025):<\/strong> feasibility study.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BR-101 Tunnel (Brazil, 2008):<\/strong> geological and structural mapping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD in Mining Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree in Mining Engineering, UFRGS.<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Geology, UFRGS.<\/li>\n<li>Internal quality auditor training, ISO 9001.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teaching and research<\/h2>\n<p>She teaches in the Master&#8217;s program in Earth Sciences at the University of Panama and is a special visiting professor of Geology in the Civil Engineering program at the Technological University of Panama. She has published research on blast-induced vibrations and the reduction of acid mine drainage, and speaks at geotechnical and mining conferences across Latin America.<\/p>\n<h2>Coverage<\/h2>\n<p>She works on-site on projects in <strong>Panama<\/strong> and advises projects in <strong>Chile, Brazil and the rest of Latin America<\/strong> remotely. 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