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PLAXIS 2D PM4Sand analysis cuts predicted liquefiable layer thickness by up to 81% versus simplified methods

A comparison of three liquefaction assessment methods for an offshore wind site has found that a fully coupled PLAXIS 2D dynamic analysis using the PM4Sand constitutive model predicted a critical liqu...

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A new sleeper shape could change how railway tracks absorb impact

Researchers in China have investigated how a new X-shaped railway sleeper could improve the response of ballasted track to impact loading. The study compared conventional I-shaped sleepers with X-shap...

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Georgia Tech Digitizes George F. Sowers' 1940s Harvard Notes from Terzaghi and Casagrande

The Georgia Tech Geosystems group has released digital scans of course notes taken by Prof. George F. Sowers during his graduate studies at Harvard University in the late 1940s, offering the geotechni...

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Landslide and liquefaction mapping becomes critical after major quakes

Recent major earthquakes in Venezuela and the southern Philippines have highlighted an important lesson in disaster response: the most serious impacts are not always visible in the first images of col...

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Levee Digital Twin Platform Launches for California's Yuba River Corridor

Researchers at UC Berkeley, funded by Yuba Water, have unveiled the Levee Digital Twin Platform — a comprehensive, interactive monitoring system built for levee inspection and condition assessment alo...

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Alaska 2025's glacier retreat linked to one of the tallest tsunamis ever recorded

A massive landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord generated one of the highest tsunami run-ups ever documented, according to new scientific analysis. The event occurred on 10 August 2025, when more than...

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New sprayed concrete lining guide reshapes soft-ground tunnelling standards after decades of lessons

The publication of a new best-practice design guide for sprayed concrete linings (SCL) in soft ground marks an important technical development for underground construction, consolidating lessons from...

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Artemis II Completes Lunar Geological Reconnaissance: What It Means for Geotechnical Engineering

With its crew now on the return trajectory toward an April 10 splashdown, NASA's Artemis II mission has completed the geology-intensive phase of the first crewed lunar flyby in over fifty years. No bo...

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We’re All Getting Older! Aging Behavior of Helical Anchors and Piles

One of the advantages often given for using helical anchors or piles is that they can be used immediately after installation. That is, they develop load capacity on installation. This can be a great...

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Why geotechnical investigations define the success of pipejacking TBM projects

The expansion of renewable energy systems and the need to modernise urban infrastructure are driving a rapid increase in small-diameter tunnelling projects worldwide. These tunnels are widely used fo...

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