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Ormenio, Greece saved by flooding thanks to last-minute levee
- Dec, 15, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Foundation Design / Construction Levees
- Ormenio, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of a kilometer long levee resulted in saving the village of Ormenio in the northeast of Greece from the rising water of Evros River. The extreme weather conditions resulted in damagin...
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Bentley’s new MineCycle™ Designer Application for Optimal Mine Performance
MineCycle Designer is the only mine design application that enables a single dynamic environment for design, evaluation, and scheduling to dramatically shorten planning cycles and support the systema...
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Photogallery: London's Crossrail new tunnels
- Dec, 08, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- London, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
London's Crossrail, the most significant infrastructure project currently in the U.K. aims to improve commuting services across London, alleviate congestion and completely modify traveling around the...
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The politics of offshore construction in the South China sea
- Oct, 06, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Offshore Geotechnics Foundation Design / Construction
- South China Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A special report by BBC describes the territorial fight in the South China Sea between the neighboring countries of China, Vietnam and Philippines. The latest move from China's part is the c...
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Hayward Baker receives PCI Plant Certification
North America's leader in geotechnical construction, Hayward Baker, recently announced that the New England office in the Providence Metro area received the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's (...
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Keynetix develops Geotechnical Module for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015
Keynetix has recently developed a new Geotechnical module, which is incorporated into AutoCAD Civil 3D, providing more flexibility to the user. Learn more on this new feature and the future work curre...
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Bentley releases LEAP Bridge Steel for the design, analysis, and load rating of steel bridges
Bentley Systems announced the immediate availability of LEAP Bridge Steel for the 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges. The software, which adheres to AASHTO Load...
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UPDATE: Hayward Baker constructs temporary emergency earth retention for landslide collapsed Railroad retaining wall in Baltimore.
- Jul, 14, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Landslides Retaining Walls Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A century-old stone block retaining wall failure, after heavy rain occurring in late April and captured on video, resulted in blocking Baltimore's railroad network. In total, eight parked cars, light...
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Videos TNO DIANA's seminars: Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation - Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures
- Jul, 07, 2014
- News On Publications Finite Element / Finite Difference Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Seismic Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
TNO Diana's seminar on Structural & Geotechnical Engineers Handshake for Seismic Soil Foundation & Structure Interaction Analysis & Design of Civil Structures took place on the 21st o...
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Video: Looking back at Metro tunnel construction
- Jun, 25, 2014
- Other News Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Watch this fascinating video on the Washington DC subway system construction! The video makes a flash back on the construction methodologies and equipment used in tunnel excavation in the early years,...
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