VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICS
http://www.geoengineer.org/virtual.html
Session with emphasis to various photos related to construction sites, geotechnical practice, case histories and labs.
Updates:
- Slope Failures in weakly cemented vertical cliffs in Corfu, Greece
- Undermining of house due to Slope Failures in weakly cemented vertical cliffs in Corfu, Greece
GEOENGINEERING PHOTO GALLERY
http://www.geoengineer.org/gallery.html
Collection of photos related to various fields of geoengineering, that can be used for educational purposes or presentations.
More photos added every month!
LEARN-BY-HYPERLINKS
http://www.geoengineer.org/learnbyhy.html
The Learn-by-Hyperlinks are hyperlinks of web pages in the Network with entirely educational index on specific topics. Follow the link above to see the list of web pages.
Updates:
ONLINE FREE PAPERS AND BOOKS
http://www.geoengineer.org/books.html
A collection of papers and books which are available through the internet on Geotechnics are collected here.
Updates:
- Raymond L. Sterling, Jean-Paul Godard, Geoengineering Considerations in the Optimum Use of Underground Space, an International Tunneling Association (ITA) technical report
- Fire safety in transport tunnels, another International Tunneling Association (ITA) technical report
- Papers by the Division of Safety of Dams. A very nice collection with papers such as "Fault Activity Guidelines", by William Fraser, "Engineering Geology Considerations for Specifying Dam Foundation Objectives", by William Fraser, "Dam Inspections", by Richard Baines, General Approach to Seismic Stability Analysis of Earth Embankment Dams", by Donald Babbitt & Steven Verigin, "Hydrologic Analysis", by Emil Calzascia & James Fitzpatrick, 1989, "Improving Seismic Safety of Dams in California", by Donald Babbitt, 1993, "Surveillance of Existing Dams", by Dean Smith, 1989
- Leonidou, E.A., Athanasopoulos G.A., Pelekis, P.C., Deep supported excavation for the underground parking of the Hellenic parliament: Measured vs. Predicted behavior.
NEW!! TOP 10 PAPERS ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
http://www.geoengineer.org/top10.html
In this NEW session, chosen qualified and well-known Professors or engineers are invited to propose the best 10 papers in a specific field of their expertice. The purpose of this session is to provide to any interested engineer or company a starting point of the best publications on a specific topic.
Updates:
- TOP 10 PAPERS ON THE FLAT DILATOMETER, suggested by Professor Marchetti S., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, L' Aquila University, Italy
WEB APPLICATIONS
http://www.geoengineer.org/applications.htm
Collection of web applications, tools and programs in the Geotechnical Engineering field.
http://www.geocities.com/geotechnical_engineer/geogroups.htm
Information regarding discussion lists, mailbases or newsgroups on the Geotechnical Engineering field.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING JOURNALS
In this session, links to various geotechnical engineering journals are provided.
No New additions since previous Newsletter
HISTORY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
http://www.geoengineer.org/geohistory.html
This session will provide information regarding the history of geotechnical engineering, important historical projects and the individuals that advanced our knowledge in the field. Information may provided by this website or through links to other sites.
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Karl Terzaghi's legacy in Geotechnical Engineering, by Richard E. Goodman. Very interesting article published in the GEO-STRATA magazine of the ASCE and reproduced here by permission of the author and the ASCE. A must for every geotech.
The GEOENGINEER GROUP
In order to ease the assistance and interaction among Geoengineers a Group has been founded. The "Geotechnical Engineer Group" already has more than 300 members. You can JOIN NOW for FREE! at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geoengineer/join
SEARCH OUR SITE
Looking for something specific? Our site's content is now searchable at:
http://www.geoengineer.org/search.html
EVENTS
http://www.geoengineer.org/events.html
More events have been added to our listing. If you have any events that you would like to announce, send us an e-mail.
- Workshop on FORENSIC GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, Chennai, INDIA, February 28th & March 1st , 2003, organised by Committee on Professional Practice of INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY. Bulletin available by the Geoengineer website here. Information sent by Dr. V.V.S. Rao.
- 2003 ASDSO West Regional Technical Seminar: Construction Inspections and Plans & Specs Review. February 4-6, Salt Lake City, UT
- 2003 ASDSO Midwest Regional Technical Seminar: Soil Mechanics for Dam Safety. March 12-14, Butler-Carlton Department of Civil Engineering Building at the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO.
- 2003 ASDSO West Regional Conference. May 7-9, Westin Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
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NEW CONTRUBUTORS!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- Athanasopoulos, George A., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Patras, Greece for providing guidance, advices, links and material for the site.
- Marchetti S., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, L' Aquila University, Italy, for providing links for the site and contributing in the Top 10 papers session.
- Goodman, R., Cahill Professor Emeritus in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
and all our CONTRIBUTORS
http://www.geoengineer.org/contributors.html
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