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Starship’s crater on the launch pad and the purpose of flame trenches
- Apr, 20, 2023
- Deep Excavations Underground Structures Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Texas
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Some footage emerged from the Starship’s launch pad after it took off on April 20, showing a crater left by the fumes of its enormous engines under the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Another video sho...
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Open-pit coal mine collapse in China
- Feb, 22, 2023
- Deep Excavations Erosion Landslides Mining Slope Stability
- China, Alxa League
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
An open-pit coal mine collapsed in Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, China, on Wednesday the 22nd of February. A 180-meter-tall slope failure caused the mine to be buried under a very large volume of...
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark
- Feb, 01, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Underground Structures Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark. It should be mentioned that when it is finished, in 2029, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest combined rail and road tu...
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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 17, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Deep Excavations Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Awards News On Products & Services Other News
- Norway, Oslo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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Izmir Metro Tunnel: How Geological Factors Can Impact Your Tunnel Construction
- Nov, 14, 2022
- Deep Excavations News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The population of the world has grown rapidly, and advanced infrastructure like metro tunnels has become a necessity to fulfill increasing transportation needs. Tunnel construction goes through many...
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GeoStudio 2022.1 new release is here!
- Oct, 27, 2022
- Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Geoenvironmental Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Mining Slope Stability Road Embankments News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the latest GeoStudio version, you’ll notice improvements to speed up your geotechnical 3D workflow. Key features and functionality are implemented to improve your 3D modelling experience and to en...
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Chile: mining areas connected to giant sinkhole were permanently closed
- Oct, 07, 2022
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Deep Excavations Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Chile
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole, that appeared in the northern part of the country in July, was announced by Chile's mining minister on Friday (07 October...
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Solving Complex Geotechnical Analysis Challenges
- Aug, 31, 2022
- Finite Element / Finite Difference Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Data Management News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geotechnical challenges are everywhere, starting from the soil interaction with the foundation of our homes, roads, embankments, dams, retaining walls, and tunnels. Engineers have studied these cases...
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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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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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