Surface mining, whether you call it open pit, opencast, or open cut is a common method of extracting minerals like coal, iron, gold, and copper from shallow depths below the ground. Slope stability a...
Read MoreKeller provided a ground improvement solution to mitigate lateral spreading and foundation support for new structures on the 35-acre Franz River campus. As part of the University of Portland’s 2013 M...
Read MoreVertical 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...
Read MoreOne of many challenges to open pit and underground mine designs is the high variability of weak rocks in weathered sedimentary deposits. Probabilistic analysis is the most valuable tool to quantify t...
Read MoreBuild One Model, Not Two The accuracy of your results is always dependent on the inputs. All this to say, you shouldn’t assume that any model is 100% correct. However, running the same analysis with...
Read MoreTwelve households have been evacuated after a landslide blocked part of The Terrace in central Wellington on Monday 8/8/2022 afternoon. The slip occurred towards the southern end of the road, which i...
Read MoreThis case study presents the most relevant aspects of the geomechanical analysis of a cavern complex belonging to a hydroelectric repumping plant. 1. Powerhouse (PH, cavern housing turbines where wat...
Read MoreConstruction of embankments on soft soil presents a challenge. Soft soil deposits have a high moisture content and a low permeability by nature. Furthermore, their behavior strongly depends on the ra...
Read MoreRSPile, our FEM Pile Analysis program is one of the most comprehensive Pile Analysis software in the industry today. The program is designed to handle analyses that include Axially Loaded Piles, Late...
Read MoreSeequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has been named the PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year at the 2022 NZ Hi-Tech Awards. The awards celebrate New Zealand’s most successful high-tech companies and...
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