The artificial lake and dam project at Trojena, part of Saudi Arabia’s NEOM development, has reportedly been cancelled after partial construction had taken place. The decision affects a large-scale hy...
The United Kingdom is advancing geothermal energy development through a combination of deep geothermal power generation and district heating applications. Recent progress at United Downs in Cornwall,...
A landslide triggered by prolonged rainfall has resulted in the formation of a sinkhole and the closure of a roadway in Portland. NW Cornell Road, which connects Portland and Washington County, was sh...
Keller announces Scott Nichols has been appointed President of Keller North America and Curtis Cook has been promoted to President of our US Foundations business unit. Keller North America is the lar...
China has reached a major tunnelling milestone with the completion of the underwater section of the Chongming–Taicang Yangtze River tunnel, a key component of the Shanghai–Chongqing–Chengdu high-speed...
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Melbourne, Australia – Orica (ASX: ORI) today announced the launch of its next-generation GroundProbe geotechnical monitoring solution, designed to help mining operations improve safety, streamline de...
Copper wire theft from light poles is a growing problem for municipalities, utilities, and contractors, resulting in millions of dollars in repair costs and serious public safety risks. Thieves target...
Awards build on a two-decade legacy of recognized innovation, setting the benchmark for excellence across the world’s most critical infrastructure assets. Bentley Systems, Incorporated (NASDAQ: BSY...
A turning point for the industry gINT has long been the backbone of geotechnical data management. For decades, it provided engineers with a structured way to store borehole data, generate logs, and...
What happens to a dam or levee when the reservoir that once supported it drops rapidly? From the outside, rapid drawdown may appear to be a simple operational change: the water level falls while...
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With its crew now on the return trajectory toward an April 10 splashdown, NASA's Artemis II mission has completed the geology-intensive phase of the first crewed lunar flyby in over fifty years. No bo...
Pile-supported foundations are often evaluated based on the assumptions of single-pile behavior. However, in reality, piles interact through the surrounding soil, causing uneven load distribution, cha...
Exclusive technical deep-dive into Slide2 evolution.Limited to 15 participants for interactive discussion on advanced slope stability workflows. Focuses on practical upgrades from Slide v6/v7 to Slide...
The analysis of retaining structures is commonly approached in three progressively more advanced levels, depending on the complexity of the wall system, the ground conditions, and the need to predict...
The Critical Role of Groundwater Water is the single most destructive element in retaining wall stability analysis. While designers account for the dry unit weight (γd) or saturated unit weight (γsa...
A cantilever sheet pile wall supporting a 3.5 m deep excavation in dry sand (γdry = 15.3 kN/m³, φ′ = 35°, c′ = 0) is to be constructed. Determine the required depth of embedment. 1. By using the...
A sheet pile wall is a line of interlocking thin wall elements driven into the ground to form a continuous barrier that can retain soil and/or water. Stability comes from penetration below the exc...
Design for a cantilever retaining wall supporting 3.0 m of dry sand backfill. The wall has a 3.20 m base (1.00 m toe, 1.90 m heel), a 0.30 m thick stem, and a 0.45 m thick footing; concrete unit wei...
The geotechnical stability of a retaining structure is assessed using limit equilibrium methods, which determine the ratio of available resisting forces/moments to the driving forces/moments. This ra...
Introduction to Lateral Earth Pressure Soil, unlike a true fluid, exhibits both density and internal friction (φ) and cohesion (c). Consequently, the pressure it exerts horizontally on a retaining s...
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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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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...
