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Pioneering Geotechnical Advances to Secure the Himalayan Landscape
- Nov, 29, 2024
- Geomatics Aerial Satellite-Based Lidar Landslides News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Himalayan region faces a growing threat from landslides triggered by extreme precipitation, rapid population growth, and infrastructure development. Events like the catastrophic 2021 Chamoli disa...
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Satellite Technology to Map and Assess Coal Tips in South Wales
- Sep, 10, 2024
- Visualization Satellite-Based Geomatics Geomorphology News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An engineering team is set to collaborate with the Welsh Government on a vital project to assess and map 83 coal tips in South Wales using advanced satellite technology. This initiative will provide...
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New paper explains the 1650 tsunamigenic eruption of Aegean Sea’s Kolumbo volcano
- Oct, 26, 2023
- Landslides Forensics Geomatics Geomorphology Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A new paper titled “Cascading events during the 1650 tsunamigenic eruption of Kolumbo volcano” was published on the 26th of October in the Nature Communications journal. Kolumbo is an underwater vol...
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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Geomatics Offshore Geotechnics News On Publications News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A new study, published on September 7 in the science magazine, showed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in January 2022 caused the fastest underwater flow ever reco...
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China’s Mars rover confirmed dormant on the Red Planet
- Apr, 25, 2023
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Engineering Geology Geomatics Geomorphology Gpr Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, was confirmed to still be dormant on the Red Planet’s surface, after failing to wake up in December. Zhurong, which was named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, wen...
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Advanced Techniques with 3D FEA and Satellite Remote Sensing (InSAR) Integration Case Study
- Mar, 28, 2023
- Finite Element / Finite Difference Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Road Embankments Ground Improvement Geomatics Satellite-Based News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
This case study demonstrates how Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses, combined with InSAR remote sensing monitoring, helped to complete an embankment project on soft ground and peat, safely and cost...
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Dam Project in China to Be World’s Largest Robotic 3D Print
China is poised to build a hydropower dam in two years using artificial intelligence, construction robots, and zero human labor, the South China Morning Post first reported on Sunday, citing a paper...
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PLAXIS, OpenGround & GeoStudio Users: Nominate Your Project for the 2022 Going Digital Awards
- Apr, 08, 2022
- Data Management Visualization Underground Structures Tunneling Soil Mechanics Slope Stability Rock Engineering Railway Geotechnics Offshore Geotechnics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Landslides Ground Improvement Green Infrastructure Geophysics Geomatics Foundation Design / Construction Earth Retaining Structures Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure If you used PLAXIS, OpenGround, or GeoStudio to tackle a complex geotechnical project, you can win a trip to London and...
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62,163 paper downloads in 2020 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
- Jan, 13, 2021
- Other Geotechnical News On Publications Dam Engineering Data Management Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Energy Geotechnics Engineering Geology Forensics Erosion Foundation Design / Construction Geo-Energy Geoenvironmental Engineering Geomatics Geomorphology Geophysics Geosynthetics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Improvement Green Infrastructure Groundwater & Seepage Instrumentation Landslides Laboratory Testing Levees Mining Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Offshore Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics Ports Residual Soils Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Rock Engineering Slope Stability Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics Structural Geology Underground Structures Tunneling Engineering Seismology Visualization Transportation Geotechnics News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Alexandros Tsavalas
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering CaseHistories is proud to announce that 62,163 papers were downloaded in 2020. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is an off...
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Scientists deploy the virtual world to assess landscapes
- Feb, 05, 2020
- Geomatics Visualization News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A team of Geographers have inserted real landscapes into virtual games, giving the opportunity to young people to evaluate them. The concept originated in a large project conducted in Wales, UK. The...
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