SoilVision CONNECT Edition V10 Update 1
SoilVision is known for market-leading slope stability, unsaturated seepage, stress/deformation, freeze/thaw, and soil properties database software. The software is utilized in the mining, infrastruc...
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Puerto Rico's terrain changed after a series of earthquakes hit the region
NASA is currently examining satellite imagery data to determine the landscape changes in Puerto Rico caused by a series of earthquakes. Numerous seismic shocks (around 2,000) have recently struck Pue...
Acquisition of CONTROLS Group by Nova Measurements LLC
Controls Group (“CONTROLS”) announced on December 19, 2019 that it has been acquired by Nova Measurements LLC (“Nova Measurements”). Since 2003, Nova has created five globally recognized instrumenta...
Avalanches devastate houses in Kashmir: At least 77 casualties
A series of disastrous avalanches struck the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir resulting in at least 77 casualties and 94 injuries. The avalanches were triggered after intense precipitation and...
Mississippi's Oktibbeha County Lake Dam found vulnerable to failure
The Oktibbeha County Lake Dam located in eastern Mississippi is prone to collapse due to intense precipitation that struck the region. According to an official statement issued on January 14, 2020, t...
Industry Section
New release of PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1
PLAXIS CONNECT Edition version 20.0 includes streamlined user experience, increased performance and productivity, advanced workflows, enhanced modeling capabilities, cloud enablement, and in-product...
North American Keller's Companies joined together as KELLER
As of January 1, 2020, North America Keller companies Bencor, Case Atlantic, Case Foundation, Hayward Baker, HJ Foundation, Keller Canada, McKinney Drilling and Moretrench have joined together and re...
Keller 141 Harley Street underground project
Keller UK handled the design and construction of the 141 Harley Street project in London, UK. Keller's specialist restricted access team designed and constructed a 73 linear meter secant piled retain...
Intensive design-phase pile test program for the I-480 Valley View Bridge project near Cleveland, Ohio by GRL
The I-480 Valley View Bridge project near Cleveland, Ohio involved the construction of a third bridge structure between two existing structures. The design-build team of Walsh Construction and CH2M (...
Keller returns to Egypt for the second phase of PVD project
Following the installation of more than 82.5 million meters of PVDs (Prefabricated Vertical Drains) in a vast industrial area near the city of Port Said in Egypt, Keller returns for the second phase...
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Join the 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory today!
GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...
Upcoming Events
Standard Course on Computational Geotechnics- Schiphol
This international course has a long tradition in advanced geotechnical engineering. Each year it is well attended by participants from consulting and contracting companies, public work bodies and un...
PLAXIS Automation Using Python
In this 2-day workshop, participants will learn how to use the Python programming language for both the creation of PLAXIS models and extracting calculation results in an efficient manner. The worksh...
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Publications
Post Failure Characteristics of UK Coal Measures Rocks with Special Reference to Mine Tunnel Stability Design and Stability of Circular Coal Mining Tunnels Natural Slope Reliability Flowslides in Stockpiled Coal The Pyramids, Large Scale Rock Mechanics Modelling A Technique for the Back Analysis of Slope Failures Understanding and Applying Probabilistic Concepts to Rock Slope Design Session 13: Mining and subsidence | General Report Use of Mathematical Models to Predict Effects of Mining Under Stored Waters Highwall Design for a New Zealand Opencast Coal Mine
Education
James A. Cheney (1927 - 2019)
2 February 1927 – 22 November 2019 The following obituary is distributed through the United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER) by Prof. Bruce Kutter of UC...
Unconfined Compression Test
The Unconfined Compression Test is a laboratory test used to derive the Unconfirmed Compressive Strength (UCS) of a rock specimen. Unconfirmed Compressive Strength (UCS) stands for the maximum axia...
A Rare Film of Karl Terzaghi featuring also Casagrande, Ruth Terzaghi, Schaffernak, and Forchheimer
Geoengineer.org is extremely pleased to make available to what is, to date, a rare film featuring Karl & Ruth Terzaghi and colleagues. The original material was provided by Prof. Bengt H. Felle...
Photo of the 1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering that was held in 1936 in Harvard
This is a photo of the attendees of the 1st International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering that was held in 1936 in Harvard. This high-resolution photo was re-published in t...
Guajataca Dam Spillway Failure
Contributed by: Alesandra C. Morales-Vélez (Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering at UPRM). Hurricanes Irma and María were classified as category 5 hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson hu...
Bull’s Liver Soil
This is a video of rock flour, also known as Bull’s liver. Although it is fine grained, and is commonly confused to be clayey, it is essentially a silt, with particles of quartz grounded to small s...
Reliability of Shallow Foundation Design Using the Standard Penetration Test
Download paper, available by permission of the publisher. Reference: Zekkos, D.P., Bray, J.D., Der Kiureghian, A. (2004), “Reliability of shallow foundation design using the standard penetration test...
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Books
2019 Geotechnical Business Directory
This unique annual business directory includes 9,000+ professionals and 700+ companies and organizations in the geotechnical engineering profession. Powered by GeoWorld, the professional network for g...
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...