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"Geo-Trends Review" third issue is here!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the third issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. GeoWorld is pleased to announce the pub...
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Introducing EREF's Municipal Solid Waste eTextbook
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a solid waste management eTextbook that will be available for use in courses starting Fall 2018. What is...
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Consecutive earthquakes rock Hawaii’s Big Island as Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An unstable situation, with six fissures having opened up and spewing lava, and a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude. Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, which has been an active volcano –in fact one o...
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New Guidance for San Francisco High-Rise Foundations
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
New tall buildings in San Francisco to comply with updated guidelines for foundation peer review and monitoring. Millennium Tower subsidence problems prompt San Francisco Dept. of Building Inspecti...
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Ocean Pines Drive sinkhole: limited options for its restoration
Geotechnical studies showed that connecting the sinkhole to Lake Saxon or rebuilding the roadway with sheet piles driven underground are too risky. It was on July 14, 2017, when a massive sinkhole...
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Bentley Systems Acquires Plaxis, and Complementary SoilVision, to Integrate Geotechnical Engineering within Digital Workflows for Infrastructure Projects
- Apr, 26, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Plaxis, the leading provider of geotechni...
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Keller and Hayward Baker announce acquisition of Moretrench
- Apr, 19, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Groundwater & Seepage Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller and Hayward Baker have acquired Moretrench, a contractor operating predominantly along the east coast of the US with a strong heritage of complex geotechnical projects and industrial services....
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Ongoing landslides hit Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece (video)
- Feb, 27, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Corinth, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
For several days, landslides keep evolving near Kryopigi village in Preveza, Greece. Villagers claim that ,since the 27th of March, they have been observing in a daily basis sliding movements of prov...
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SPT: Standard Penetration Test Energy Calibration
- Apr, 11, 2018
- News On Products & Services Standard Penetration Testing (Spt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
SPT Energy Calibration consists of measuring the energy transferred by the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) hammer to the SPT rod. GRL Engineers take these measurements with the Pile Driving Analyzer®...
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Quickly Assess Standards Compliance with Engineering Standards
Did you know that the Engineering Standards feature enables you to set up these standards and quickly check compliance? In your organization, region or jurisdiction, you may have certain stan...
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