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"Geo-Trends Review" seventh issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the seventh issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The seventh issue was just distributed...
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Virtual tour of Keller's remarkable geotechnical projects
- May, 31, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Deep Excavations Deep Foundations Ground Improvement
- Authored by: Dimitris Tirekoglou
14 remarkable structures that addressed geotechnical challenges along with the solutions provided by Keller and fellow companies are presented in their 2019 virtual calendar. Hayward Baker was occup...
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What is geotechnical engineering? People in the streets answer
- May, 28, 2019
- Other News Other Geotechnical Rock Engineering Soil Mechanics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Let's see a wide range of answers about how common people perceive the term "geotechnics." Geotechnical engineering involves numerous scientific fields including soil and rock mechanics, hydrogeol...
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Jean-Louis Briaud, past President of ISSMGE & Geo-Institute, running for President of ASCE
Jean-Louis Briaud, a geotechnical Professor at Texas A&M is running for President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). It is not often that a geotechnical engineer is running for Pr...
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Bridge Replacement in Growing Cairo, West Virginia
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Oil & Gas Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Cairo, a small town in West Virginia, began growing in truck traffic when the oil and gas industry started taking roots in the city. The old bridge proved to be insufficient for the Average Daily Tra...
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World's widest suspension bridge open across the Nile, Egypt
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A suspension bridge that crosses the river Nile over central Cairo in Egypt was declared as the world's widest. The bridge was opened on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 and consists one of the major project...
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Massive M 7,5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful M 7.5 earthquake hit the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The epicenter of the temblor is located between the New Britain and the New Ireland islands about 45 k...
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Bentley Systems Announces the Acquisition of Keynetix Software
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems announced the acquisition of Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualizing, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data. The addition of...
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Hanford radioactive tunnel under risk of collapse stabilized
A radioactive waste storage tunnel in Harford, California, that was at risk collapse has been stabilized. Back in spring 2017, the older of the 2 radioactive waste disposal tunnels partially collaps...
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New study suggests volcanoes triggered biggest mass extinction ever
According to new data, volcanoes are responsible for the biggest mass extinction on Earth. The "Great Dying" occurred about 252 million years ago and is considered the biggest catastrophe in the his...
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