A new study indicates that urbanized areas are more prone to landslides caused by precipitation than rural areas. Annually, landslides are one of the most severe natural disasters that causes numero...
A new study from ETH Zurich university and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF sheds light on the impact of rock shape on rockfall risk assessment. Evaluating the stability of rock...
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...
Keller North America (Keller) announces the acquisition of Subterranean (Manitoba) Ltd., a highly respected geotechnical contractor based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the region’s leading caisson servic...
PLAXIS 3D is a game-changing tool for projects that are 3D in nature and, therefore, require 3D designs to provide appropriate, safe & value-engineering solutions. Learn more about PLAXIS 3D Th...
We are pleased to announce that we have acquired Vancouver-based geotechnical software provider, NovoTech Software. NovoTech offers a suite of software that compliments our own programs well and will...
October is Global Diversity Awareness Month and an opportunity to celebrate and increase awareness about diversity, and the positive impact it has in the workplace and wider society. Read more on Kel...
The Bentley team is back and ready for another amazing Year in Infrastructure and the 2021 Going Digital Awards virtual event featuring Bentley executives, Siemens, AEC Advisors, and our Going Digit...
For buildings and structures, material selection, energy conservation methods and good water efficiency are important parts to consider when thinking of sustainability. However, thoughts about what c...
A well-known engineering challenge in the framework of finite element (FE) analysis-based design is the large number of input factors involved in geotechnical computational models. There is always a...
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the sixteenth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The sixteenth issue was just distrib...
Join Bentley Systems to the first Real-life Projects with PLAXIS webinar series to learn more about challenges in use of numerical modelling and the advantages over the manual calculations and closed...
In this one day seminar, participants will be given a thorough theoretical review of helical anchors (tension) used in earth retention structures as well as ATLAS® Resistance piers and helical piles...
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...
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...
The following was prepared by Dr. Ronald B.J. Brinkgreve, and first presented by Virtuosity. Numerical modelling of geotechnical applications requires appropriate soil models to obtain realistic an...
Slope Stability Analysis In this chapter of the Geoengineer.org series on Slope Stability, a simple example of slope stability analysis will be illustrated. The analysis will be conducted in Sl...
The following was prepared by Dr. Ronald B.J. Brinkgreve, and first presented by Virtuosity. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering is a special discipline in the geoengineering profession. It require...
Critical Failure Surface As discussed in the previous chapters of the Geoengineer.org series on Slope Stability, a single failure surface can be analyzed via various methods that evolved over the ye...
The following obituary is distributed by Canadian Geotechnical Society on June 2021. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of long-time CGS member, Arvid Landva, on May 4th. Born in Norw...
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Sekiguchi-Ohto viscid_Input parameterBy Ahmad Jazzar, 13 Aug 2021
Creating a detailed 3D FE model of a slope in PLAXIS3DBy Sally Simpson, 16 Jul 2021
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...
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...
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...
