Keller donates £300,000 to Vaccines Appeal
Keller is proud to announce a funding contribution of £300,000 to UNICEF's COVID-19 Vaccines Appeal. This funding will help UNICEF to deliver two billion doses of vaccines by the start of 2022 for fr...
Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Analysis - Fundamentals of Designing with Geosynthetics in PLAXIS begins on Dec 14th 2021
Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Analysis - Fundamentals of Designing with Geosynthetics in PLAXIS begins on Dec 14th 2021
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Open Online Course on "Seismology to Earthquake Engineering", offered by École Polytechnique - IP Paris
École Polytechnique - Institut Polytechnique Paris is offering a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Seismology to Earthquake Engineering. You can find more and enroll in this MOOC for free...
Rocscience International Conference : Proceedings are Now Available
In celebration of Rocscience's 25th year as a company, the Rocscience International Conference was created as a way to connect with engineers and create a platform for the exchange of ideas and innov...
Four metro tunnels are completed in Hong Kong
Dragages Hong Kong has built one of Hong Kong’s most technically challenging series of tunnels – part of the 6km extension of the ongoing Sha Tin to Central Link works from Hung Hom to the Admiralty...
Floods and landslides in Vietnam after heavy rains, 18 missing
Floods and landslides in central Vietnam, caused by heavy rains, have left at least 18 people missing, some feared dead on Thursday. Houses are destroyed and roads are damaged, authorities said. T...
Industry Section
North American City Strengthens Riverbank Slope Stability Using PLAXIS
The following was prepared by a Bentley Expert and first presented by Virtuosity. A city’s engineering department engaged Bentley’s geotechnical analysis team to train their staff to design a 3D...
Keller acquires Voges
Keller North America (Keller) announces the acquisition of Voges Drilling Inc., a drilled shaft contractor in New Braunfels, Texas, with over 30 years of experience. Acquisition of Voges further expa...
Bentley YII 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure: Finalists in Geotechnical Engineering Project Delivery
Finalists in this industry category demonstrate excellence and significant digital advancements. Under each finalist, you will find the link to the corresponding video presentation to learn more and...
Keller ranks #1 on on Excavation and Foundation firms for 2021 ENR
Engineering News Record (ENR) ranks for the third year in a row Keller #1 Excavation and Foundation firm. This is Keller’s third year holding this top position. Before 2019, this position was held by...
How to bid helical pile foundations
This is an in depth explanation, through an example project, of how an engineer or contractor can use HeliCAP software to create an accurate helical pile design and bid for deep foundations. Written...
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Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Analysis - Fundamentals of Designing with Geosynthetics in PLAXIS
In the past five decades considerable development has taken place in the area of geosynthetics and their field applications, mainly because the use of geosynthetics offers technically efficient, cost...
Load Testing & Quality Control
This webinar is intended to familiarize the attendee with various different load testing methods and non-destructive integrity evaluation comparing and contrasting each method’s benefit. At the conc...
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Publications
Anaerobic batch leaching test of shale rock grains Probabilistic analysis of contaminant transport in fractured sedimentary rocks Coupled processes modeling for energy generation from municipal solid waste degradation: Laboratory-scale and field-scale simulations Multiphysics of seismic analysis and reactive chemical transport analysis for long-term environmental safety evaluation of RC-built hazardous waste landfill Effect of compaction degree on shear strength behavior of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash in Vietnam Effects of fines content and maximum particle size on mechanical properties and saturated hydraulic conductivity of recycled concrete aggregates for unbound roadbed materials in Vietnam Applicability of silty material brought by black tsunami to estimation of inundation area Development of simple and environmentally friendly soil solidification technique Visualization of microstructure and measurement of mass transport parameters for granulated bentonite mixtures Hydrological and mechanical effects of vegetation on slope stability
Education
Buchanan Lecture 2021: video available
The following material has been provided by ASCE President and Distinguished Professor and Buchanan Chair Holder Jean-Louis Briaud of Texas A&M University. The 2021 Buchanan Lecture, held on Nove...
New ISSMGE TC304 Course on “Probability Analysis in Civil Engineering” by Dr. Jie Zhang
Professor Jie Zhang of Tongji University (China) is delivering a course on Probability Analysis in Civil Engineering under the auspices of the Virtual University of the International Society of Soil...
In Memoriam: Distinguished Professor Paul G. Marinos (1944-2021)
The following obituary was prepared and presented by the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG). May the earth be light to you, rest in peace Prof. Paul Mari...
Numerical Modelling: The Soft-Soil and Soft-Soil Creep Model
The following was prepared by Dr. Ronald B.J. Brinkgreve, and first presented by Virtuosity. The term ‘soft soil’ is associated with fine-grained soils (mostly normally-consolidated clays). For examp...
Numerical Modelling: The Hardening Soil Model
The following was prepared by Dr. Ronald B.J. Brinkgreve, and first presented by Virtuosity. In a previous blog, the importance of using advanced soil models for geotechnical finite element calculati...
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Books
2021 Geotechnical Business Directory
This unique annual business directory includes 23,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizations in the geotechnical engineering profession. Powered by GeoWorld, the professional network fo...
Practical Soil Dynamics
The objective of this book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by...
Practical Guide to Green Technology for Ground Engineering
Over the last 50 years there has been rapid development of construction techniques, analytical methods and materials for use in ground engineering. One of the major techniques which has been developed...