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Award lectures from Charlotte Geo-Congress 2022
- Apr, 07, 2022
- Pavement Soil Dynamics Geoenvironmental Engineering Biogeotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering Site Response Analysis Soil Structure Interaction Ground Improvement News On Events
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
The following special lectures were given at the context of Geo-Congress 2022 (Charlotte, North Carolina | March 20-23 2022). All lectures can be found in the media gallery below. Karl Terzaghi Lect...
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The Upper and Lower San Fernando Dams: 50 Years of Advances in Seismic Analysis of Dams Potentially Susceptible to Seismic Soil Liquefaction
- Dec, 02, 2021
- Dam Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Prof. Raymond Seed of UC Berkeley, in an invited lecturer as part of EERI Sacramento Chapter on December 2nd 2021 presents some of his latest work with colleagues on the analysis of the upper and low...
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Why Run PLAXIS 3D Analysis?
- Jun, 07, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Levees Mining Slope Stability Analysis Soil Behavior Modeling Tunneling Underground Structures Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Most geotechnical engineers use FEA software packages for their geotechnical design. It is especially useful for performance-based design or in situations when strong structure interaction is taking...
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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Mechanics Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...
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Geopier Impact® system goes to Long Beach
- Sep, 07, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Ground Improvement Settlements Liquefaction Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geopier is using the Impact® system to mitigate liquefaction settlement in the City of Long Beach for a nearly 200,000 square foot warehouse. The Geopier Impact® system is designed to reinforce g...
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Hayward Baker designs & installs an Earthquake Drain successfully!
- Aug, 27, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Liquefaction Engineering Ground Improvement
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker provided a turn-key liquefaction mitigation ground improvement solution, allowing East Marginal Way to begin above grade construction immediately after completion of our work. The Ci...
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Top Geotechnical Journal Paper Award
- Jul, 05, 2018
- News On Awards Earthquake Reconnaissance Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Ricardo Dobry and Tarek Abdoun have been selected by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to receive the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award. The researchers, experts in ear...
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Hayward Baker: Seaworld Electric Eel
- Feb, 20, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Ground Improvement Liquefaction Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker completed the construction of the Electric Eel roller coaster a week ahead of schedule and without causing harm to adjacent sensitive exhibits. SeaWorld San Diego’s 2018 construction...
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Scientists to map areas at risk from liquefaction (video)
- Dec, 09, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Risk & Reliability Liquefaction Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A team of researchers has been brought together under LIQUEFACT project to investigate and find solutions against one of the most devastating forms of seismic phenomena – liquefaction. Liquefaction...
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DFI Announces Winners of 2017 Student Paper Competition
- Nov, 06, 2017
- News On Awards Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The DFI and DFI Educational Trust 2017 Young Professor Paper Competition winner is Arash Khosravifar, Ph.D., P.E., from the geotechnical engineering group in civil and environmental engineering depart...
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