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Whaley Bridge dam: The spillway that partially collapsed is replaced
The spillway of Whaley Bridge dam which partially collapsed last year will soon be replaced. Whaley Bridge dam is situated in Toddbrook Reservoir about 23 kilometers southwestern of Manchester in Eng...
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Bentley System announces availability of OpenGround Cloud: The secure, cloud-based collaboration platform for geotechnical data management
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has announced the availability of OpenGround Cloud, a new cloud service that enables geotechnical professionals to access reliable geotechnical data for better engineer...
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Cloud-Based Remote Thermal Integrity Profiling
Pile Dynamics remote testing technologies for the deep foundation industry help keep projects moving safely during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all industries worldwide including...
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Landslides struck Nepal: At least 11 casualties
At least 11 people have been reported dead and many more are still missing after a series of landslides struck Nepal. The ground failures occurred on Sunday, September 13, 2020, and affected communit...
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Announcing the Publication of the 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory
GeoWorld has just published its 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory The directory is published with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. This...
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New tunnel in Swiss Alps changes railway transport in Europe
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Railway Geotechnics Tunneling In Rock News On Projects / Industry
- Switzerland, Sant'Antonino
A significant step has been made for the completion of a great railway project in Europe. The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT), a twin-tube tunnel that passes under Monte Ceneri, was completed on September...
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Rockslide caught on camera blocks a major highway in India
A major highway in India was closed due to a large rockslide. The landslide struck on Saturday, September 5, 2020, and impacted the Chandigarh-Manali highway situated near Dwada in the Indian Mandi d...
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Advantages of pseudo-3D consolidation analysis with SVSOLID, SVFLUX
- Sep, 10, 2020
- Dam Engineering Tailings Dams News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Soil Mechanics Soil Behavior Modeling
Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs) require the numerical modeling of large-strain consolidation to represent the release of water with time. Such numerical modeling in the state of practice has tr...
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New freeware on stress and settlement modelling
- Sep, 09, 2020
- Settlements News On Software Shallow Foundations Soil Mechanics Soil Behavior Modeling
One of the first things geotechnical engineers learn in foundation engineering is stress distribution under the footings and/or behind retaining walls. We have all learned about stress bulb going to...
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Mine collapse in Pakistan: At least 18 people dead
At least 18 people have been reported dead after a mine collapse in Pakistan. The failure occurred on Monday, September 8, 2020, in a remote mine situated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. T...
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