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Uncovering the Hidden Benefits of Buying New Software
- Apr, 03, 2017
- News On Software Soil Behavior Modeling Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Technology has moved on a great deal in the last five years and clients are increasingly demanding geotechnical data to be included in models and drawings. Technology has moved on a great deal in th...
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Mudslides in Colombia leave more than 200 dead (video)
- Apr, 02, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Mocoa - Putumayo, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The mudslides were caused by severe rainfall in Putumayo province, south-west Colombia, on Friday, March 31. The heavy rains of Friday caused rise of the Mocoa River and three tributaries, a repres...
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Impressive submarine landslide outcrop captured in photos
- Mar, 27, 2017
- Geology Highlights Landslides
- Boso Peninsula, Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Outcrops are usually not well enough exposed to view the features of such landslides, but this one created by road making on the Boso Peninsula in Japan is indeed an exception. Landslides occurring...
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Continuous Lift Pier Systems by Hubbell
Meet the Atlas Resistance by Hubbell. Continuous Lift Pier Systems by Hubbell are used for lifts exceeding 4″. They are exceptiona and they have extended lift capabilities. All Co...
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Design for Bogotá’s first metro line begins
- Mar, 21, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Underground Structures
- Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With the population in the Colombian capital expected to reach 8.3 million by 2020, it was considered a necessity for the Colombian government to invest in new infrastructure. The design contract f...
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James D. Hussin receives ACSE Geo-Institute’s Wallace Hayward Baker award
James D. Hussin, P.E., M.ASCE is the recipient of the Wallace Hayward Baker Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Geo-Institute. The award was presented by Garry H. Gregory, Ph.D., P.E....
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Standard Test Method for Low Strain Impact Integrity Testing of Deep Foundations is supported by Pile Dynamics
- Mar, 22, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Deep Foundations Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Deep Foundations Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM, has revised the Standard Test Method for Low Strain Impact Integrity Testing of Deep Foundations, D5882. Pile Dynamics Supports this Standard cov...
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Tunnelling beneath Stonehenge: A controversial construction project
- Mar, 20, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling
- Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A £1.4 billion plan proposes replacing much of the A303 route that runs past Stonehenge with a new route that includes a 2.9km (1.8 miles), deep-bored tunnel, just a few hundred meters south of the mo...
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$3bn Kuwait causeway project on track for launch in 2018
- Mar, 20, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Kuwait
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Subbiya Bridge, one of the world's longest causeways, is about 73% complete, according to a senior Kuwaiti official, who also confirmed that the 36 km long bridge will be launched in 2018. The...
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Rubbish landslide in Ethiopia leaves more than 100 people dead
- Mar, 16, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A large volume of trash gave away on March 11, 2017 at a vast garbage dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, killing more than 100 people and leaving several more missing. The...
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