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Paul Schmall is President of the Moles
- Aug, 24, 2022
- Other Geotechnical Tunneling Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller announces Paul Schmall, Ph.D., P.E., has been named President of The Moles for the 2022 to 2023 term. Paul is Vice President in Keller’s Specialty Services business unit, which focuses largely...
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Design-build grouting program for a water-tight excavation at Baltimore CSX
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Deep Excavations Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In downtown Baltimore, increased flooding and impacted train operations led to a complete replacement of a storm drainage system, steps away from the Oriole’s Park at Camden Yards and the Baltimore C...
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Naval Station Mayport Missile Magazine Foundation Project
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Shaft Foundations Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Square shaft helical piles with an added grout column were the ideal foundation to support two missile magazines in one of America's largest Naval bases. Located on the Atlantic coast near Jacksonvil...
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Edenville dam failure GeoStudio simulation
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Dam Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Slope Stability Finite Element / Finite Difference
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
It was impossible to foresee what began as heavy rainfall on 18 May, 2020, would end with the brutal failure of both the Edenville and Sanford dams in Michigan, USA. But the catastrophe could have b...
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Slope Stability of Embankments on Clay
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Slope Stability Data Management Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of an embankment on clay can generate excess pore pressure in the clay, causing slope stability problems in the short term. For this reason, it’s important to evaluate the Factor of...
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Rocscience | Geotechnical Software for Open Pit Mining
Surface mining, whether you call it open pit, opencast, or open cut is a common method of extracting minerals like coal, iron, gold, and copper from shallow depths below the ground. Slope stability a...
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Ground Improvement project at University of Portland
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Ground Improvement News On Projects / Industry
- United States, New York, Rochester
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller provided a ground improvement solution to mitigate lateral spreading and foundation support for new structures on the 35-acre Franz River campus. As part of the University of Portland’s 2013 M...
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Urban Excavation Analysis
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Deep Excavations Deep Foundations News On Software Data Management Finite Element / Finite Difference Earth Retaining Structures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vertical excavations are common in urban environments due to the lack of available space for gentle slopes. These excavations are supported by retaining structures, such as diaphragm walls tied back...
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Reasons Why You Should Consider Probabilistic Analysis with Spatial Variability
- Aug, 17, 2022
- Slope Stability News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
One of many challenges to open pit and underground mine designs is the high variability of weak rocks in weathered sedimentary deposits. Probabilistic analysis is the most valuable tool to quantify t...
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Rocscience | Slide2 & RS2: The Ultimate Slope Stability Analysis Verification Tool
- Aug, 10, 2022
- Slope Stability Analysis News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
Build One Model, Not Two The accuracy of your results is always dependent on the inputs. All this to say, you shouldn’t assume that any model is 100% correct. However, running the same analysis with...
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