Issue: #3

Editor: Dimitris P. Zeccos

Date: February 2002

VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICS

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/virge.htm

In the Engineering area the "visual" factor is very important. Photos, diagrams and maps play an important role in the understanding of a matter. In this feature, some cases, which are related with the Geotechnical Engineering, are presented via photos.

· Rock Slope Reinforcement Failure

· Excavation of rock using explosives

The Auburn Dam, Sierra Nevada, California, USA.
Blocky Mass Failures: An example from Echo Lake, California
Exposure of the Genoa fault
Photo of granite exposure
Use of gabions as retaining structures

· Effect of glaciers on the rocks

The Spaulding Dam, California, USA
Close picture of dental concrete surface in dams
Relative orientation of the jointing and the applied thrust
Rock Slope Reinforcement Failure
Excavation of rock using explosives

LEARN-BY-HYPERLINKS

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/geolearnhy.htm

The Learn-by-Hyperlinks are hyperlinks of web pages in the Network with entirely educational index. They are hyperlinks to reports, abstracts, articles or any other material which purpose is to teach or inform students or professional engineers on specific subjects. Follow the link above to see the list of web pages.

Updates:

· The Berkeley Applied Geophysics course. Professors F. Morrison, and A. Becker maintain a website in geophysics measurements. Educational material, texts, and Java applets are available on the DC Electric, Electromagnetic, Magnetic and Gravity methods.

ONLINE FREE PAPERS AND BOOKS

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/GEObooks.htm

A collection of papers and books which are available through the internet on Geotechnics are collected here.

Updates:

Proceedings of the NSF Workshop on Shear Strength of Liquefied Soils, which took place in Illinois, April 17-18, 1997.
Geophysical Exploration for Engineering and Environmental Investigations, Engineering Design Manual (EM 1110-1-1802), available by the US Army Corps of Engineers (1995).

· Seed, R.B., Cetin, K.O., Moss, R.E.S., Kammerer, A., Wu, J., Pestana, J. and Riemer, M. (2001) "Recent Advances in Soil Liquefaction Engineering and Seismic Site Response Evaluation", Fourth International Conference and Symposium On Recent Advances In Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering And Soil Dynamics, Paper SPL-2, March 26, San Diego, CA USA.

WEB APPLICATIONS

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/geoap.htm

Collection of web applications, tools and programs in the Geotechnical Engineering field.

No updates since the last Newsletter

DISCUSSION LISTS MAILBASES – NEWSGROUPS

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/geogroups.htm

Information regarding discussion lists, mailbases or newsgroups on the Geotechnical Engineering field.

The GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER GROUP

In order to ease the assistance and interaction among Geoengineers a Group has been founded. The “Geotechnical Engineer Group” already has more than 150 members. You can JOIN NOW for FREE! at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheGeotechnicalEngineer/join

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Professor George A. Athanasopoulos, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, for his contribution to the website.

Special offer on a key title in the field….

“Soils and Waves

Particulate Materials Behavior, Characterization and Process Monitoring”

By Prof. J. CARLOS SANTAMARINA, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, in collaboration with KATHERINE A. KLEIN, University of Toronto, Canada and MOHEB A. FAM, Cairo University, Egypt

Follow the hyperlink to see more about the contents of the book.

http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/santa.htm

Subscribers to the Geotechnical Engineer newsletter are offered the chance to obtain this book with a 15% discount*. For further information on this title, and details of how to claim your discount, please contact at: technology_uk@wiley.co.uk

*Special offer runs until February 28^th 2002

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