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Marking its 40th Anniversary, Bentley Systems Announces CEO Transition Plan

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, announced that effective July 1, 2024, Greg Bentley will transition from Bentley Systems’ CEO to Executiv...

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The story of Nauru is the perfect example of unsustainable mining

Nauru is a small island, located in Central Pacific’s Micronesia, and its story is probably the best example of unsustainable mining practices. The island was first sighted by an English vessel in 1...

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2023 Geotechnical job market analysis

Interested in seeing some facts about the Geotechnical Engineer job market? Below we present you such an analysis with data from the CEEcareers website. Within 2023, 12,530 jobs covering the entire r...

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California landslides continue as several mansions are red tagged

A row of mansions situated in Hollywood Hills was red tagged, as a result of a landslide that took place on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Furthermore, reports by news outlets vary on the number of multi-m...

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Join GeoWorld's 2024 Geotechnical Business Directory today!

GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2024 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...

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What construction machine to use for installing helical piles

Helical piles can be installed by several common types of construction machines including mini-excavators, standard excavators, backhoes, and skid steer loaders. Learn the pros and cons for each type...

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GeoStudio 2024.1 new release is here!

GeoStudio 2024.1 continues to build on Seequent’s geotechnical analysis solution, adding new features to tackle complex problems involving rock slopes along with the capability to improve workflows a...

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Rocscience Expands Software Portfolio with Acquisition of 3GSM

Rocscience, a leading geotechnical software company based in Toronto, Canada, in collaboration with global private equity firm TA Associates (TA), announces the acquisition of 3GSM, an innovative pro...

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Helical Pile vs Concrete Foundations Environmental Impact

When looking for reduction of carbon emissions for highway and area lighting, few of the conversations are "below the bulb." Learn why it's important to understand the environmental impact of the fou...

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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2024 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

EXTON, Pa. – March 14, 2024 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for the 2024 Going Digital Awards...

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CPT Interpretation

Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K. Cabal, Guide To Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson. Nume...

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James (Jim) K. Mitchell (1930-2023)

James (Jim) K. Mitchell passed away peacefully at home in Massachusetts on December 17, 2023.  The following is an obituary written by Rick Mitchell, Russell Green, and Kenichi Soga: Jim was born...

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Slope Stability: Single Free-Body Procedures

As discussed in Mechanics of Slope Stability, the most widely used approach for assessing both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional slope stability is the Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM), i.e., ...

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Audio recording of Terzaghi's opening lecture for Engineering Geology at Harvard University and Ralph B. Peck's special lecture

We are very happy to share with you a rare tape, which includes recordings of Karl von Terzaghi and Ralph Peck. The introduction was recorded by Dr. Ralph B. Peck at his home in Urbana, Illinois on A...

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Rockfall Hazard Mitigation

In general, protection measures can be distinguished into two main categories: engineered and non-engineered measures (Turner and Schuster, 2012). Engineered protection measures...

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9.2. Example Problems

Problem 9.1 A square footing of width 2.25m is founded at depth of 1.5m on a sand layer which has the following shear strength properties: c=0, φ=38͒. Determine the total ultimate bearing capacity...

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2023 Geotechnical Business Directory

This unique annual business directory includes 32,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizations in the geotechnical engineering profession. Powered by GeoWorld, the professional network fo...

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Practical Soil Dynamics

The objective of this book is to fill some of the gaps in the existing engineering codes and standards related to soil dynamics, concerning issues in earthquake engineering and ground vibrations, by...

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Practical Guide to Green Technology for Ground Engineering

Over the last 50 years there has been rapid development of construction techniques, analytical methods and materials for use in ground engineering. One of the major techniques which has been developed...