With the release of Bentley's PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 2, the meshing procedure is enhanced with the new Swept Meshing Feature. Learn more about PLAXIS CONNECT Swept meshing refers to the...
As China has been devastated by heavy rainfalls, the Three Gorges Dam is under heavy flood pressure. The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam situated in the Yangtze River in Hubei province, China...
The decision on the construction of the Stonehenge Tunnel has been delayed after a new archeological finding from the Neolithic era. The Stonehenge road tunnel is a project which aims at upgrading th...
Introduction In the wake of the continuing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease, and the concerns of the health, safety and well-being of the communities at academic institutions around t...
CHANCE Foundation Solutions, a Hubbell's company, utilized its helical pile systems to support the foundation of swimming pools. The foundation of a swimming pool can experience sinking due to unstab...
Hubbell used helical piles for the installation of new ballistic barriers in the Dallas Pistol Club, Texas. Helical piles are typically associated with gravity load - force pushing down on the pile a...
Keller applied ground freezing in the largest infrastructure project ever conducted in Suffolk County, New York. Keller is one of the few companies in North America to offer ground freezing technique...
GINTEC recently summarized the technical features of its ADM series Array Displacement Meter. Features 1 to 4 show the product's main technical innovations. Feature 4: sectional installation design...
Bentley utilized PLAXIS 3D to accomplish a challenging geotechnical project in Stuttgart, Germany. A new, 14-floor building is being constructed above two fully operational underground tunnels in Stu...
OpenGround Cloud, Bentley's secure enterprise cloud collaboration platform for geotechnical data management, is capable of empowering teams with access to current and historical project data in a dyn...
Keller teams across the world are doing everything they can to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and keep projects running safely wherever possible. In certain cases, Keller Colleagues...
Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure Conference is Going Digital for the first time ever in 2020! This new digital format will bring together, now for a broader global community, the thought leade...
The 9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics is part of the well established series of ICEG. This conference will be held on an outstanding resort in the town of Chania of the island o...
Introduction Soil is a three-phase material that consists of solid particles and voids which are filled with water and air. The specific gravity (GS) of a soil refers to the ratio of the solid part...
In an effort to promote awareness on Dam Safety, an issue that is increasingly pertinent, particularly for the ageing infrastructure of the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (F...
Introduction Quick clay refers to a specific type of clayey material that experiences a significant loss of strength when it is disturbed. Quick clays are glaciomarine formations that can be...
Geotechnical Engineering has been - throughout the years - an often overlooked but nonetheless integral part of human endeavors towards progress. Everything around us is supported by soil or rock and...
Introduction Triaxial tests are widely used in geotechnical engineering both in soil and rock mechanics. Specimens are axially loaded to failure while a confining pressure is constantly applied. A...
In a 2019 webinar, offered by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Young Members Committee, Dr. David J. Wald, Seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, explains how several newly d...
Introduction The Direct Shear Test is an experimental procedure conducted in geotechnical engineering practice and research that aims to determine the shear strength of soil materials. Shear str...
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Bibliography and articles about dry stack tailings storageBy Wellington Sutil de Oliveira, 09 Jul 2020
laterite stabilization with a geopolymer binder25 Jun 2020
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...
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...
