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In focus: RSTAR Affinity Tilt Logger

Introducing the RSTAR Affinity Tilt Logger, a pivotal addition to the RSTAR Affinity, RST Instruments' suite of integrated monitoring solutions.  A pivotal addition to the RSTAR Affinity suite  More...

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Godstone Sinkhole: Temporary Solution Implemented, But Long-Term Fix Needed

In our previous coverage, we reported on the sudden appearance of a large sinkhole in Godstone High Street, measuring 19 meters long and 3 meters wide, which later expanded to 65 feet within a day....

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Geotechnical news recap of February 2025 now on YouTube!

You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Santorini on...

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Announcing the Richard D. Woods Legacy Website on Geoengineer.org

Professor Richard D. Woods who was for most of his life a Professor at the University of Michigan, was a pioneer geotechnical engineer whose contributions to soil dynamics and geophysics left a lasti...

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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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Going digital: US Army Corps of Engineers turns $500k into $500m data asset

Dataforensics unlocked incredible value for the US Army Corps of Engineers by moving subsurface data to the cloud, saving years in migration time and 62,700 work hours along the way.  For decades, th...

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A Legacy Carved in Stone: Celebrating the Life and Work of Dr. Evert Hoek

Dr. Evert Hoek (1933-2024), a name synonymous with rock mechanics and rock engineering, passed away on July 6, 2024, leaving behind a legacy that has shaped the very foundation of our understanding o...

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Keller employees receive ADSC President’s Award

Project Executive John Grillo started at Keller (then Hayward Baker) in 2011 as a project manager in New York and has over 20 years of experience as a geotechnical engineer and specialty contractor....

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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2025 Going Digital Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced nominations are now open for the 2025 Going Digital Awards. This renowned global program recognizes the...

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An Overview of Column-Based Soil Improvement Modelling with PLAXIS

Soil improvement is a critical process in geotechnical engineering, aimed at modifying soil properties to enhance performance. This technique is commonly used to increase load-bearing capacity, cont...

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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - A Berkeley Virtual Short Course Series

UC Berkeley faculty does it again! The "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" series is offered from January to March 2024 and consists of three short courses and focuses on key concepts and recent ad...

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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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Debris Flow

What Is Debris Flow? Debris flows are fast-moving mixtures of water, mud, rocks, and other debris that can be triggered by heavy rainfall, snowmelt, or seismic activity.  A destructive phenomenon ch...

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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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2024 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 35,000+ professionals and 1,100+ companies and organizatio...