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:
- Collection of photos of deep supported excavations, Attiki Odos, Greece.
- Incipient road collapse due to karst feature
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 or upon request for any other purpose.
More photos added constantly!
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:
- The Landslide Slide Show at Kingston University, created by Professor Eddie Bromhead. An interesting website with information on landslides.
- Online version of textbook in "Non destructive test methods of stone and rock , by Dr Anders Bodare, available by geoforum.com
- Online version of textbook on Foundation Engineering by Professor Broms. Available by geoforum.com.
- Online version of the work on "Response Spectra Analysis in Managua City Area" (in Spanish), (2001) by M. J. Picado and R. M. Parrales when graduated as Civil Engineers at the National Engineering University (Universidad Nacional de Ingenierķa), Managua, Nicaragua.
- Inventory of landslides triggered by the 1994 Northridge, California Earthquake, by Edwin L. Harp and Randall W. Jibson, USGS.
- Some Observations of Geotechnical Aspects of the February 28, 2001, Nisqually Earthquake in Olympia, South Seattle, and Tacoma, Washington, A web-based report sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Link suggested by Annie Kammerer
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:
- Popescu, M.E. (2002), Landslide Causal Factors and Landslide Remedial Options, Keynote Lecture, Proceedings 3rd International Conference on Landslides, Slope Stability and Safety of Infra-Structures, Singapore, p 61-81
- Geotechnical Engineering Procedures for Foundation Design of Buildings and Structures, supplement of the DM7.01, 7.02 Design manuals. Available by the Department of the Navy
- Zeccos D.P. , "Deep supported excavation in urban environment. Measured vs. predicted behavior", PDf format of the degree thesis submitted in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Patras, Greece, under the supervision of Professor George A. Athanasopoulos. Summary in English and pdf files in Greek language only. Available by the Geoengineer website.
- Kammerer, A., Pestana, and Seed, R. (2002) "Undrained Response of Monterey 0/30 Sand Under Multidirectional Cyclic Simple Shear Loading Conditions", Geotechnical Engineering Research Report No. UCB/GT/02-01, University of California, Berkeley, July 2002.
TOP 10 PAPERS ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
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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 PROPERTIES OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, suggested by Dr. Kavazanjian, E., and Dr. Matasovic, N. , Geosyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, CA, USA.
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.
- Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, published by the British Geological Society
- Seismological Research Letters, published by the Seismological Society of America.
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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Zeccos, D.P., Athanasopoulos, A.G., Manousakis, J. (2003), "Geotechnical Engineering Experiences in the Homeric poems". Article published in the Newsletter of the Technical Chamber of Greece in January 20th, 2003. The article is in Greek and discusses the detailed information provided by Homer regarding the knowledge of the ancient Greek Myceneans (approx.1200B.C.) on geotechnical engineering.
The GEOENGINEER GROUP
In order to ease the assistance and interaction among Geoengineers a Group has been founded. The "Geoengineer Group" already has more than 330 members. You can JOIN NOW for FREE! at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geoengineer/join
SEARCH OUR SITE
Looking for resources on a specific topic? The Geoengineer Website's content is now searchable at:
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EVENTS
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More events have been added to our listing. Send us an e-mail to inform us about events:
- "Site investigations, testing and monitoring in engineering geology", within the General Symposium G02 on "Engineering Geology" of 32nd International Geological Congressto be held from August 20 to 28, 2004 in Florence, Italy. Authors may submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations to the 32nd IGC from May 01, 2003 to January 10, 2004. Information sent by Professor M. Popescu. conveners: M.E. Popescu, ( USA), G. Lollino, (Italy).
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NEW CONTRIBUTORS!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- Doolin, David, PhD student, University of California at Berkeley, USA.
- Kammerer, A., Dr., Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Arup, for providing very interesting resources to the Geoengineer website
- Kavazanjian, E., Dr., Geotechnical Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, CA, for compiling a list of the top 10 papers on the properties of Municipal Solid Waste.
- Matasovic, N., Dr., Geotechnical Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, CA, for compiling a list of the top 10 papers on the properties of Municipal Solid Waste.
- Paralles, Rainer, Nicaraguan Civil Engineer and MSc. student at the University of Lund in Sweden
- Popescu, Mihail,Visiting Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
and all our CONTRIBUTORS
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If you can contribute by suggesting links, providing papers, photos or with any other way please contact us at zeccos@geoengineer.org .We welcome any new ideas that will provide useful material to geoengineers.
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