China’s TBM rescue beneath the Yangtze
During construction of the Jiangyin–Jingjiang Yangtze River Tunnel, a 6.4 km road tunnel beneath the Yangtze River, a 16 m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) suffered a catastrophic failure approxi...
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company's Leapfrog Geo Fundamentals (North America) -In Person- Vancouver- January 2026 begins on Jan 22nd 2026
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company's Leapfrog Geo Fundamentals (North America) -In Person- Vancouver- January 2026 begins on Jan 22nd 2026
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138,733 paper downloads in 2025 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 138,733 times in 2025 (up 18.32% from 117,260 downloads in 2024). The Internatio...
Tiebacks vs. soil nails: Choosing the right earth retention solution
Understand the pros and cons between using helical tieback anchors and helical soil nails for an earth retention project. When it comes to earth retention and slope stabilization using helical anchor...
Crane collapse strikes passenger train in Thailand claiming at least 32 lives
At least 32 people were killed and more than 60 injured on Wednesday morning after a construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand. The incident occurred around...
Large-scale landfill slope failure strikes central Philippines
Rescue teams in Cebu City are continuing round-the-clock operations after a massive landfill collapse at the privately operated Binaliw site left dozens of workers missing. The failure occurred while...
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New Release: GeoStudio 2025.2
GeoStudio 2025.2 makes modelling more accurate, automation easier, and the software accessible to more users worldwide. It introduces a 3D Sweep Option, improvements to the GeoStudio Python scripting...
Vienna metro 3D model now spans half the city
Discover how cutting-edge geological modelling is guiding Vienna’s metro extension from concept to construction, helping bridge uncertainties and build client trust. At this year’s World Tunnel Congr...
Encinal High School Stadium ground improvement solution to address seismicity concerns
Keller collaborated with the geotechnical engineer to design a ground improvement solution that addressed seismicity concerns, as required by the California Geological Survey (CGS). As part of a lar...
Ground improvement at the city of Hamilton bus maintenance and storage facility
After discovering differing ground conditions, Keller provided an alternative design for the new bus maintenance and storage facility at the City of Manilton. The City of Hamilton constructed a new b...
Dewatering and earth retention solutions at Atlantic Park Surf
Keller provides dewatering and earth retention solutions at a new wave park, located just two blocks from where the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay converge. A 2.67-acre surf lagoon joins the beac...
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Investigation reveals combined failures behind the fatal Seoul sinkhole collapse
A government investigation has concluded that the March 2025 sinkhole in Myeongil-dong, which resulted in one fatality, was caused by weakened ground conditions driven by human-related factors. The C...
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Leapfrog Geo Fundamentals (North America) -In Person- Vancouver- January 2026
Join Seequent in this instructor-led remote course to learn the fundamental concepts and tools necessary to get you going in Leapfrog, including data import and visualisation, geological and numeric...
22nd Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference 2026 (SEAGC 2026) 2nd International Symposium on Tailings Deposits 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference on Soil Mechanics, Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering Pan Mediterranean Geotechnical Engineering Conference Pan Mediterranean Geotechnical Engineering Conference
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Education
Kenji Ishihara (1934-2025)
Ishihara Sensei was born in Chiba, Japan, in 1934. He obtained his BS in Civil Engineering in 1957, MS degree in 1959, and Ph D. in 1963, all from the University of Tokyo. He was a Vising Research As...
W. D. Liam Finn (1933–2025)
Professor W. D. Liam Finn, after a long and distinguished career that shaped generations of engineers and advanced the field of earthquake geotechnical engineering, passed away on 24 December 2025 a...
Shamsher Prakash (1933-2025)
Prof. Shamsher Prakash, an exemplary human being, a very able administrator and an academic stalwart in Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering has left all of us for his eternal abode...
Driven Piles
Driven piles are prefabricated structural elements (e.g., steel H-piles, steel pipe, open or closed end, and prestressed/precast concrete piles) that are installed by impact or vibratory driving t...
Numerical Analysis of a Cooling Tower Foundation Using FEM
This case study presents the application of the Finite Element Method (FEM) to design a ring foundation for a 185-meter-tall cooling tower located in Opole, Poland. The project faced notable geotechn...
Practical Examples
This article showcases a practical example of FEA application in line with Eurocode 7 (EC7) requirements, focusing on the ultimate limit state (ULS) design of a deep multi-propped retaining wall in C...
Considerations and Applications of FEA
Setting up an FE model in geotechnical engineering is a process that requires careful consideration of many factors including the need for FE analysis, the objectives of the modeling effort, and the...
Log stratigraphic analysis of dynamic penetrometric tests
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Evaluation of Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA) as a Sustainable Material for Soil Stabilization in Construction20 Nov 2024
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Books
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...
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...
2025 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 40,500+ professionals and 1,100+ companies and organizatio...