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3 Types of Retaining Walls and Revetments

Gabions, Rockeries, and Articulated Block Walls are three options available to engineers for retaining walls or revetments. A variety of systems plus possible modifications results in a wide offering...

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Landslide Disaster in Sichuan: 29 Missing, Urgent Rescue Operations Underway

A devastating landslide in Jinping Village, Sichuan Province, has left 29 people missing and resulted in at least one confirmed fatality. Triggered by continuous heavy rainfall and unstable geologica...

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Riverton Redevelopment Groundwater Treatment Project of the Year Award

Keller received the 2024 Groundwater Treatment Project of the Year award from The Dewatering Institute after successfully treating over 65 million gallons of water for a master-planned community. Riv...

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Trench Collapse in Houston: A Preventable Construction Tragedy

A tragic incident unfolded in southwest Houston when a construction worker lost his life due to a trench collapse at the Stoneriver Apartments. The trench, approximately eight feet deep, caved in une...

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117,260 paper downloads in 2024 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!

The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that its papers were downloaded 117,260 times in 2024 (up 17% from 100,103 downloads in 2023). The Internationa...

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New GEO5 2025

GEO5 2025 is here! Discover the latest enhancements in GEO5: • Fine Cloud License system • Free access to all supported languages • Hardening and Soft Soil Models in FEM • Plus many more exciting fe...

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Streamlining Field Data Collection: Best Practices for Engineers

Field data collection is the backbone of successful engineering projects, ensuring that decisions are based on accurate, reliable data. However, traditional methods of collecting field data—such as u...

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Power in partnership: Free US sustainability training platform launches with industry leaders to transform supply chains

Keller, CRH, Fluor, National Grid, and Burns & McDonnell join forces with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, advancing sustainability practices across the US supply chains. Supply Chain Sus...

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Transforming Field Data Collection for Geotechnical Engineering Firms

In geotechnical engineering, collecting and analyzing field data is crucial for successful project execution. Whether you're conducting soil testing, site inspections, or monitoring structural stabil...

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GRL Engineers, Inc. Names Joel Webster, P.E., as North Carolina Branch Manager

GRL Engineers, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Joel Webster, P.E., to North Carolina Branch Manager. Since joining GRL in 2017, Joel has made significant contributions to the company, pl...

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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - A Berkeley Virtual Short Course Series

UC Berkeley faculty does it again! The "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" series is offered from January to March 2024 and consists of three short courses and focuses on key concepts and recent ad...

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Exploring the World’s 10 Tallest Dams

Dams are among humanity's most remarkable engineering achievements, serving as vital infrastructure for societies around the world. They provide clean and renewable energy, regulate water flow for...

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CPT Interpretation: Soil Parameters φ’, E, Vs, M

Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K.Cabal, Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson.  ...

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CPT Interpretation: Soil Parameters OCR, Dr, ψ

Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K.Cabal, Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson. Overco...

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CPT Interpretation: Soil Parameters N60, γ, su

Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K. Cabal, Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson.  ...

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Simple Shear Test

Introduction The simple shear test, as the name suggests, is a method used to define a soil specimen’s shear strength and comes to be added to the list of tests able to do so, along wit...

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Shallow Foundation Design

In foundation engineering, there are two main modes of failure that the engineer needs to design against with safety and economy in mind: 1.           Bearing Capacity Failure: caused by the exc...

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Debris Flow

What Is Debris Flow? Debris flows are fast-moving mixtures of water, mud, rocks, and other debris that can be triggered by heavy rainfall, snowmelt, or seismic activity.  A destructive phenomenon ch...

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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

This fully updated second edition provides an introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering for first-year graduate students in geotechnical or earthquake engineering graduate programs with a l...

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2024 Geotechnical Business Directory

This unique annual business directory is published by GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, which currently includes 37,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizatio...

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2024 Special Edition USA & Canada Geotechnical Business Directory

This unique annual business directory is published by GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, which currently includes 35,000+ professionals and 1,100+ companies and organizatio...