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Rock debris can protect glaciers from climate change
- Aug, 03, 2020
- Erosion Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to new evidence, rock debris that lie on top of glacier formations may protect them from climate change and slow down their melting pace. A new study that evaluates the state of rock debris...
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Landslide kills at least 64 people in India
- Aug, 07, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Idukki Township
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide has killed at least 63 people in the state of Kerala, southern India. The ground failure occurred on August 7, 2020, around 25 kilometers away from the town of Munnar. It impacted a local...
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NASA launches new rover mission to planet Mars: Soil and rock samples will be retrieved and sent back to Earth
- Jul, 30, 2020
- Laboratory Testing Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Structural Geology
- United States, Florida, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Thursday, July 30, 2020, NASA launched a rover mission to Mars that will retrieve soil and rock samples to be tested on Earth and detect signs of ancient life. The Perseverance Rover Mission was l...
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13,500 bored piles on a groundbreaking oil refinery project
- Aug, 05, 2020
- Pile Foundations Oil & Gas News On Projects / Industry
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller has delivered one of its largest projects, constructing 13,500 bored piles for the development of a groundbreaking oil refinery in Rajasthan. The project that Keller is involved in will be one...
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Glacier meltdown in Mont Blanc, Italy: Fears of potential collapse
- Aug, 06, 2020
- Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy, Courmayeur
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 75 people, including 50 tourists, have been evacuated in Mont Blanc, northern Italy after a glacier was found at risk of collapse. The Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in western Europe re...
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Bentley releases new PLAXIS versions
- Jun, 15, 2020
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley is happy to announce the release of new PLAXIS CONNECT version (Edition V20 Update 3), including new PLAXIS Output Viewers, a calculation manager, MoDeTo’s new Soil Reaction curves in Design...
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Human-induced seismic activity significantly reduced due to COVID-19 pandemic
Findings from a new study suggest that human-induced seismic noise has been reduced as a result of COVID-19 measures. The research which was published on July 23, 2020 in Science, suggests that th...
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Pseudo-static analysis in Bentley's PLAXIS
- Aug, 10, 2020
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite being a simplified approach, finite element pseudo-static analysis may provide a reliable tool due to its simplicity and relative inexpensiveness. The fundamentals of pseudo-static analysis i...
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Measuring torque in pile installation via Hubbell's wireless system
- Jun, 24, 2020
- Pile Foundations Data Management News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The CHANCE wireless torque indicator, manufactured by Hubbell Power Systems, is a state-of-the-art system to measure torque during pile installation. The capacity of a pile can be correlated to its i...
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Increased precipitation leads to permafrost thaw in Alaska
- Jul, 24, 2020
- Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia
- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Over the years, Alaska receives increased precipitation, a fact that will lead to its permafrost thaw in the future. A new study, recently published in Nature's npj Climate and Atmospheric Science Jo...
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