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Pile Dynamics and GRL launch newly redesigned websites
- Jun, 14, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Pile Dynamics and GRL Engineers launched their newly redesigned websites! Pile Dynamics and GRL Engineers launched their newly redesigned websites! The objectives of the site development effort...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
- Jun, 08, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering
- Oroville Dam, Oroville, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. Damage ca...
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Elevated seawall to be built for New York flood resilience
- Jun, 01, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Retaining Walls
- Staten Island, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 11.2km-long seawall, stretching from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, will protect communities from severe coastal flooding, while creating new wetland habitats and recreational amenities. The...
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ISSMGE launches Open Access Policy for Geotechnical Papers
ISSMGE makes a major step forward on unrestricted data dissemination with a focus on publications In a message signed by the President Roger Frank, and Chair of Innovation and Development Committee,...
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Static and Dynamic Load Testing of Large Diameter Pipe Piles
- May, 19, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Standard Penetration Testing (Spt) Pile Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) concurrently had funded a research project on large diameter pipe piles with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), for which GRL had agreed to provide i...
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Inspectioneering and Continuous Surveying Made Possible with Reality Modeling
- May, 15, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With ContextCapture by Bentley, you can produce even the largest and most challenging 3D models of existing real-world conditions, including scales as large as entire cities, from simple photographs,...
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GeoWorld Redesign Video 2017!
We present you a quick video explaining all the changes that have taken place in GeoWorld, the largest professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields! Last mont...
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Innovative piled raft foundation scheme used on building project in London
- May, 03, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations
- 5 Miles Street, London, United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction site of the 33-storey student accommodation building at Miles Street, London was too tight to fit a piling rig, thus the engineering team adopted an alternative piled raft foundation...
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Maximize your gINT and HoleBASE SI Geotechnical Data Archive by Keynetix
Companies often believe their historic project knowledge gives them competitive advantage but, at the same time, make it difficult for staff to access and use that information. The availability of...
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Link to mega bridge completed in Hong Kong
- Apr, 25, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hong Kong's Highways Department has announced that a 12 km long tunnel and viaduct link to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be completed by the end of this month. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-M...
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