WSP used Bentley’s PLAXIS geotechnical application and Bentley’s RAM structural engineering application to transform an iconic London landmark into a luxury hotel, overcoming site and coordination ch...
Read MoreRocscience adds Synteen Geogrids to its 2D Limit Equilibrium tool, Slide2. Toronto, ON: Expanding our Slide2 Geogrids Library to include manufacturers from around the world means more flexibility and...
Read MoreSettle3 is one of the industry's leading 3D Settlement and Foundation Analysis tools. It allows you to analyze vertical consolidation and settlement under foundations and can be used for applications...
Read MoreRocscience's flagship FEM software, RS2 is now capable of performing Thermal Analysis. The thermal module in RS2 is a new feature designed to simulate 2D thermal analysis for various geotechnical str...
Read MoreBy Ian Williams, Ph.D. & Dan Simpson Introduction This article presents a brief summary of a 2D finite element analysis carried out using RS2 to model a proposed reinforced soil embankment suppor...
Read Moreby Angela Li CPillar is a quick and easy-to-use software for the analysis of surface or underground crown pillars and laminated roof beds. This limit-equilibrium program is capable of deploying three...
Read MoreGeotechnical challenges are everywhere, starting from the soil interaction with the foundation of our homes, roads, embankments, dams, retaining walls, and tunnels. Engineers have studied these cases...
Read MoreWhen it comes to open pit mines, generally, the steeper the slopes, the greater the ore extraction, but at what cost to safety? This is an age-old question for geotechnical engineers working in the m...
Read MoreThe construction of an embankment on clay can generate excess pore pressure in the clay, causing slope stability problems in the short term. For this reason, it’s important to evaluate the Factor of...
Read MoreSurface 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...
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