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Massive landslip blocks Seatown Beach in Dorset, UK
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Rock Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A massive rockfall occurred on the cliffs of Seatown in Dorset, UK, overnight on Thursday. Furthermore, the same cliffs have also been subject to a rockslide that blocked the beach previously, in 20...
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Understanding Buckling
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Learn more about buckling, buckling capacity, and how to avoid having helical piles buckle under a load, a Chance Foundation Solutions story written by Ben Jennings, P.E.. Buckling of Helical Piles...
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Solving complex underground challenges in Laohutai mine with PLAXIS
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Mining Underground Structures Finite Element / Finite Difference Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization News On Software News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- China, Fu Shun Shi
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
PLAXIS 3D enabled CCTEG Chief Scientist Wang Yong, and his research team, to successfully compute the complex interplay of soil and rock at the Laohutai mine, in China. We spoke with Seequent’s Mique...
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Mudslide covers houses in Colombia after hours of torrential rain
- Jul, 17, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Geotechnical
- Colombia, Quetame
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Several hours of torrential rain caused streams to burst their banks in the rural municipality of Quetame, Colombia, and resulted in a mudslide that covered houses late on Monday. It has so far been...
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Geoprofessionals in the civil industry ready to adopt the cloud, says new research
- Jul, 19, 2023
- Data Management News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Report highlights time-consuming data management practices, with data residing in disparate “‘silos’” CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, July 19, 2023 – Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today announ...
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New study finds signs of underground climate change and influence on civil infrastructure
- Jul, 11, 2023
- Geothermal Underground Structures Geo-Energy Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News
- United States, Illinois, Chicago
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A new study by Alessandro F. Rotta Loria of Northwestern University, titled “The silent impact of underground climate change on civil infrastructure”, that was recently published in the Communication...
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Extreme precipitation wreaks havoc in South Korea with numerous floods and landslides
- Jul, 15, 2023
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Geotechnical
- South Korea
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Heavy rain falling in South Korea since July 9 intensified during the weekend and caused numerous floods and landslides in the country. Furthermore, more than 60 cm of precipitation has been measure...
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Casting of Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s precast elements has began
- Jul, 10, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Tunneling Offshore Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Denmark, Rødby
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Casting of the elements for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel has now begun, as was announced on July 10. The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is going to be an 18 km long immersed tunnel, which will stretch between Rødbyhav...
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New York Gateway Tunnel project is awarded largest ever federal transportation grant
- Jul, 06, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Tunneling News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A $6.88 billion federal grant was awarded for the construction of the Gateway project in New York City, on July 6. The Gateway Program involves the expansion and renovation of the Northeast Corridor...
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Integrating Geotechnical Analysis Software: Dips & RocSlope | Rocscience
- Jul, 11, 2023
- Engineering Geology Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Rock Engineering Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Structural Geology News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The integration between Dips and RocSlope is designed to streamline your geotechnical analysis and provide you with a comprehensive solution for structurally-controlled slope stability assessment and...
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