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Announcing the launch of the new Geoengineer.org Website!

We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of the new Geoengineer.org website. The new State of the Art website does not just have a beautiful design, a modern architecture and new content. It a...

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Nigerian community threatened by intense ground erosion

A village in southern Nigeria is threatened as soil erosion has caused severe issues. People have started abandoning their residences while farming and other land activities have been paused. A loca...

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Radical strategies to address earth's climate change

Researchers present the most radical manners to tackle earth's climate change. Some believe that current methods of dealing with climate change will not thrive. Therefore, new tactics have to be emp...

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What is geotechnical engineering? People in the streets answer

Let's see a wide range of answers about how common people perceive the term "geotechnics." Geotechnical engineering involves numerous scientific fields including soil and rock mechanics, hydrogeol...

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Jean-Louis Briaud, past President of ISSMGE & Geo-Institute, running for President of ASCE

Jean-Louis Briaud, a geotechnical Professor at Texas A&M is running for President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It is not often that a geotechnical engineer is running for Pr...

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Factors that affect the quality of undisturbed soil sampling

The are several factors that need to be taken into account in order to optimize the quality of an undisturbed soil sample. Sampling is conducted to characterize the soil material and carry out labor...

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Egypt's oldest pyramid saved from collapse

Djoser, Egypt's oldest pyramid, located on the Nile's west bank near Cairo, was prone to collapse but it was saved by a team of British engineers. The 4,700-year-old Pyramid of Djoser, also known as...

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Dr. Nabil Abou-Rahme Joins Bentley Systems as Chief Research Officer

Bentley Systems has announced, at the Future Insfrastructure Symposium, that Dr. Nabil Abou-Rahme has joined Bentley as chief research officer for Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies....

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Functional requirements of foundation structures

Even if a foundation structure meets all the strength requirements, it should also satisfy another condition which is called serviceability. Serviceability refers to the conditions under which a bu...

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Ancient Egyptian inscriptions found at Amethyst mines

Over 100 ancient inscriptions were found at an Amethyst mine in Wadi el-Hudi. According to archaeologists, the inscriptions were carved in the rock. The researchers also discovered 45 more wri...

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