Two dams fail in China's Inner Mongolia
Torrential rainfalls have caused two dams to fail in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China. The two facilities, known as the Yong’an Dam and the Xinfa Dam are located in the vicinity of Hulun...
Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Information – Constructing Material Descriptions begins on Aug 4th 2021
Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Information – Constructing Material Descriptions begins on Aug 4th 2021
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Keller acquires RECON
Acquisition of specialty contractor RECON further strengthens Keller’s product range, sector diversity, and geographic footprint in the industrial services and environmental remediation markets. Kel...
M8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska prompting a tsunami alert for a large part of the state and surrounding regions. The seismic shock occurred on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local t...
Bridge destroyed by rockslide in India: At least 9 casualties
A rockslide that occurred in north India resulted in a bridge collapse and in (at least) 9 fatalities. The rockslide struck in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, July 25, 2021. In partic...
Torrential rains trigger floods and landslides in India: More than 130 casualties
At least 130 people have been reported dead after torrential rains triggered rainfalls and landslides in the Maharashtra State, western India. Regions of low elevation were impacted after the western...
Industry Section
GRL Engineers, Inc. Open Hawaii Office
GRL Engineers, the Cleveland, OH based deep foundation consulting and testing firm, opens its 12th office location on Oahu, Hawaii. GRL Engineers offer a variety of testing and analysis methods for t...
Bentley Systems Announces Seequent’s Acquisition of Aarhus GeoSoftware
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Danish company Aarhus GeoSoftware, a develop...
Block Model Import & Slope Analysis in Slide3
The industry insight you have as a practicing engineer is valuable. At Rocscience, we are always open to hearing your ideas. Learning about the challenges you face as an engineer often create opportu...
Frawley Stadium Helical Piles Project
Frawley Stadium is preparing for the 2021 Baseball Season, making necessary improvements to keep this landmark a welcoming venue for seasons to come. Local installer, Breslin Contracting, worked with...
Improving weak soils with columns of compacted crushed concrete
Keller’s committed to reducing its impact on the environment by offering clients more sustainable solutions wherever possible. Improving weak soils with columns of compacted crushed concrete, recycle...
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Short Survey on the use of Regulations in Geotechnical Engineering Practice
The Corporate Associate Presidential Group (CAPG) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) is conducting a short 1-min survey on the emergence of regulati...
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Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Information – Constructing Material Descriptions
OpenGround Cloud is all about geotechnical data management, including material descriptions. Material descriptions are data that organizations standardize, but also need to leave room for remarks on...
Bentley Coffee Corner: Geotechnical Analysis - PLAXIS Monopile Designer: From Soil Data to Final Design
PLAXIS Monopile Designer offers advanced solutions for designing and optimizing monopile foundations. During the August 2021 Coffee Corner, we will present a workflow that begins with the input of ge...
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Publications
Field Description of Soil and Rock Dynamics of slow and fast landslides Earthquake-induced landslides: complicated mechanisms and outputs Challenges in analyzing landslide risk dynamics for risk reduction planning Altos de la Estancia: a Large Landslide Area in Bogota, Colombia- History and Remedial Measures Pore water pressures and hydraulic conductivity in a clayey earthflow: experimental data in the landslide body, in the slip band and in the stable soil Historical distribution for landslides triggered by earthquakes in the Colombian region Landslides triggered by the December 24, 2019 Mesetas (Meta, Colombia) Earthquake Mass movements at a UNESCO World Heritage Site: a preliminary study at the Tierradentro National Archaelogical Park (Cauca Department, Colombia) Possibility of landslide damming in the Vakhsh River catchment and its effect on the hydraulic schemes and population
Education
Numerical Modelling: On the Importance of an Appropriate Soil Model
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: Example Analysis
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...
Liquefaction and Earthquake Modelling in PLAXIS
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...
Slope Stability: Critical Failure Surface & Design Factor of Safety
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...
Arvid Landva (1930-2021)
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...
Rocscience International Conference 2021 - Lifetime Achievement Session - Dr. Evert Hoek
Recently at the Rocscience International Conference 2021, Dr. Evert Hoek received the Lifetime Achievement Medal for his contributions in the field of Rock Engineering. Below you can watch the sp...
Slope Stability: The Spencer Method of Slices
Description of Method The Spencer Method of Slices was developed by Spencer in 1967. It is one of the most theoretically rigorous Methods of Slices since it satisfies both force and moment equilibr...
Creating a detailed 3D FE model of a slope in PLAXIS3D
By Sally Simpson, 16 Jul 2021
Correlated UCS values from PLIBy Asoka Kumarasiri Jayawardana, 14 May 2021
Bearing Capacity of Soil with Air PacketsBy HARSHITHA A M, 05 May 2021
Books
2021 Geotechnical Business Directory
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...
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...