VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICS
Session emphasizing in presenting through photos topics of the geotechnical practice (currently 49 topics in 14 sections):

· Deep supported excavation in Aigiptou square, Athens, Greece. Photos of the construction phases with comments (available at the "deep excavations" section).

· Part 4 – Procedures for determining compacted rockfill lift thickness and compactive effort in large scale test fills (available at"earthfill-rockfill dam" section).

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GEOENGINEERING PHOTO GALLERY
Collection of photos classified in geo-categories. Currently includes 165 photos in 17 categories.
New additions:

· 35 new photos on deep excavations and earthfill dams.

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EDUCATIONAL GEORESOURCES
This session provides resources (webpages, powerpoints, online courses) with entirely educational content (currently 30 resources in 9 sections).
New additions:

· "Who wants to be a geotechnical engineer", a nice educational
game inspired by the tv game "who wants to be a millionaire" to
play with your students (at "General" section). Developed by Prof. Sivakugan, Siva.

· A powerpoint presentation on Phase Relations (at "Soil Mechanics" section). Developed by Prof. Sivakugan, Siva.

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ONLINE GEOENGINEERING LIBRARY
A collection of free papers and books available on the internet. (Currently 81 different recources in 16 sections)
New additions:

· Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments, TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web Document 65 (available at "Pavements" section).

· Zekkos, D.P., Bray, J.D., Der Kiureghian, A. (2004), "Reliability
of shallow foundation design using the standard penetration test", 2nd International Conference on Site Characterization Proceedings, 19-22/9/2004, Porto, Portugal (available at "Geotechnical Investigations" section).

· Collection of refereed papers on environmental geotechnics authored by Professor Krishna Reddy, University of Illinois at Chicago. (available at" the "environmental geotechnics" section).

· D.A. Kort. Steel Sheet Pile Walls in Soft Soil. Doctoral thesis.
Delft University of Technology. DUP Science. February 2002.

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TOP 10 PAPERS ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
The purpose of this session is to provide a starting point of the best publications on a specific topic. Chosen qualified and well-known Professors or engineers are invited to propose the best 10 papers in a specific field of their expertice.
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FREE GEOENGINEERING SOFTWARE LISTING
A Collection of free programs, excel spreadsheets and online applications in Geoengineering (currently 30 different resources in 7 sections).
Updates:

. DEEPSOIL: A 1D site response analysis program (available at the slope soil dynamics and earthquake engineering section)

. VizCoRe, is a novel interactive visualization learning and development software tool for material constitutive relations (available at the "Various" section).

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HISTORY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Session providing information regarding the history of geotechnical engineering, important historical projects and distinguished individuals in our field.
Updates:

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CONTRIBUTORS
Special thanks to:

· Breitenbach, Allan, J., P.E., AB Engineering Inc. Littleton, Colorado, USA
· Kolotouros, Dionisis, A., civil engineer, graduate of university of Patras, Greece
· Phoon, Kok Kwang, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
· Popescu, Mihail,Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
· Reddy Krishna, R. , Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental
Engineering Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago
· Sivakugan, Siva, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, James Cook University, Australia.

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GEOENGINEERING EVENTS
See our listing for geotech events and send us an e-mail to inform us about new ones.

. One Day Seminar on Tunneling-SEATTLE: March 12, 2005.

. Florida Instrumentation Course - Deadline for Discount Registration is Feb 4
The deadline for discount registration fees for the "Geotechnical Instrumentation for Field Measurements" course in Florida, March 13-15, 2005, is February 4. For details, visit:
http://www.doce-conferences.ufl.edu/geotech/
Ralph Peck will lecture, and will be at the course for the three days.

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GEO RISK AND RELIABILITY
The recent tsunami generated near Sumatra has propelled disaster mitigation to the forefront of public consciousness. A complete coverage is given at www.geohazards.no (also located under "Links" in this website). The death toll exceeding 150,000 emphasized the importance of research on natural hazards and how the attendant risks could be assessed and managed to the best interest of the public. This event also demonstrates that low probability events with return periods exceeding human lifespan may not receive the right amount of attention in the absence of a risk-based decision-making framework, even though the consequences could be high. The website has been renamed as "Georisk and Reliability" to better reflect the broad spectrum of geo-disciplines that are involved in risk and reliability research and practice. An electronic forum has been established, courtesy of geoengineer.org, to better facilitate the exchange of technical information. Please feel free to use this useful facility. A comprehensive list of proceedings is also made available for reference. Interested practitioners are invited to email KK Phoon at cvepkk@nus.edu.sg if they would like to be listed under "People" and if they have useful information to share with the rest of the georisk and reliability community.
Phoon, Kok Kwang, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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GEOENGINEERING JOURNALS
Links to journals in the Geoengineering field.
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GEOENGINEERING BULLETIN BOARDS & FORUMS
Intending to enhance the circulation of geoengineering information.
Current Boards and Forums:

. Geoengineering News Board

. Job Opportunites Board

. Geoengineering Software Forum

. International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories Announcement Board

. Georisk and Reliability Forum

If you would like to recommend or manage a new forum, contact us. You can open an account for free to post an announcement.

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GEOENGINEERING JOB OPPORTUNITY
Geotechnical Engineering Manager - in HOUSTON, USA AREA

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER

Looking for a challenging position? Geotech Engineering and Testing is a fast paced organization with one of the highest distinctions with in the Houston area.

Requirements:

The Engineering Manager must have a minimum of Master's of Science in Civil Engineering. His specialty should be Geotechnical Engineering. The candidate must have good communication skills. He must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). Furthermore, he must have strong management, technical and communication skills, be hard working and able to work 60 hours a week.

Please E-mail/Fax or mail your resume to dae@geotecheng.com, Fax (713) 699-9200; Phone (713)699-4000. 800 Victoria Drive, Houston, Texas 77022.

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