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New Release: GeoStudio 2025.1

GeoStudio 2025.1 offers a balanced mix of new functionalities and enhancements to our core tools. This version introduces Python scripting, enabling more efficient workflows, and 3D reinforcement ana...

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Geotechnical Upgrades Planned for Kent Rail Corridor

Network Rail will undertake a strategic upgrade of the Redhill to Tonbridge railway line in August 2025, focusing on critical infrastructure improvements to enhance stability and long-term reliabilit...

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Over the River and Through the Rock: India Inaugurates the Chenab World's Tallest Single-Arch Railway Bridge

The Chenab Railway Bridge, now the world’s tallest single-arch railway bridge which  stands 359 meters above the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was officially inaugurated by...

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Strong Earthquake Shakes Central Colombia, No Casualties Reported

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia on June 8, 2025, sending shockwaves from Paratebueno to Bogotá and beyond. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 8...

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Printing with Earth: Innovations in Sustainable Structures

The 19th Venice Biennale of Architecture, running through November 2025, highlights innovations at the intersection of natural materials, digital tools, and sustainable design. Several installations...

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Seequent announced extended gINT support until Dec 31, 2028

Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, announced that support for existing gINT users will be extended to December 31, 2028.  Which products are impacted? gINT Logs gINT Professional gINT Profess...

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Drilled Shafts Project on Gilbert Road Bridge

In response to significant flooding events and working under an accelerated construction schedule in record-high temperatures, Keller constructs some of the largest drilled shafts in Arizona. Diverte...

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PLAXIS 2024.3 New Release is Out!

The latest PLAXIS release has been updated to include design approaches for PLAXIS 3D. Users can now design in accordance with Eurocode or other methods that utilize partial factors within the 3D des...

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Chance® Introduces GroutForce™ Displacement Pile

The GroutForce™ displacement pile (GDP) is a patented foundation solution for loose to dense sand or soft to firm clay which can provide axial capacity of over 500 kip (2224 kN) as well as significan...

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How OpenGround helped Schnabel Engineering build a ground-breaking project platform

Schnabel Engineering — a major geotechnical, dam, and tunnel engineering service provider — was excited to start simplifying, optimizing, and digitalizing its data management system. Particularly sin...

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Geoengineer.org Video Platform Updated with New Content from Geotechnical Frontiers 2025

We are excited to announce that the Geoengineer.org video platform has been updated with fresh and insightful content! With 1,350+ geotechnical videos, our platform is the go-to resource for professi...

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Richard Goodman (1935-2025)

Richard E. Goodman, a UC Berkeley faculty member from 1964 to 1994, passed away at the age of 90 in Anchorage, Alaska. He received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science (Geological Engineering) fro...

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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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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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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...