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Intelligent robots detect cracks in tunnels
A new robot called Robinspect (ROBotic System with Intelligent Vision and Control for Tunnel Structural INSPECTion and Evaluation) is placed at the end of a truck crane to search for cracks, fissures...
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Last blast for Second Avenue Subway's first phase
- Nov, 18, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Underground Structures
- New York, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The blasting operations for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway project, the largest expansion of the New York City subway, were completed on November 18. The last blast occurred on the nor...
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2013 Karl Terzaghi and 2012 Ralph B. Peck Lectures now available by the Geo-Institute of ASCE
- Nov, 16, 2013
- Other News Geoenvironmental Engineering
- California, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Geo-Institute of ASCE has recently released the latest Terzaghi and Peck lectures on their YouTube channel. Alfred J. "Skip" Hendron, Professor Emeritus at University of Illinois at Urban...
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November's issue of the Geoengineer newsletter is out!!!
We are pleased to announce the 106th issue of our newsletter. In this newsletter issue, you will find our outstanding "End-of-Year" sponsorship offer for new sponsors who join us by the 12th of De...
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Luxurious estate in Boston bolsters a pool in a closed quarry
- Nov, 25, 2013
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction
- Boston, MA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Although an old limestone quarry in the Berkshires of Massachusetts was closed, it is still being used for a completely different purpose. It was converted to a luxurious swimming pool! Sprayed con...
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Video of new Japanese island formed by volcanic eruption
A new island was formed south of Japan after the eruption of an undersea volcano, only two months after a similar appearance of an island formed by Pakistan earthquake. According to the Japanese c...
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COGAN Project, Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Survey
- Nov, 21, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
COGAN is a (non-profit) European project aiming to improve competency in geotechnical analysis. The project will achieve this by preparing a framework for defining and recording numeric...
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First installation of inflatable balloons to protect tunnels from flooding
- Nov, 20, 2013
- Other News Tunneling Risk & Reliability Geosynthetics
- New York, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Resilient Tunnel Plug (RTP) seems to be the solution against tunnel flooding, eliminating all the disastrous consequences that have been observed in the past. The plug is being developed by th...
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Berkel & Co. launches new corporate website powered by Geoengineer.org
Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the launch of the new Berkel & Co. website, which is now live at www.berkelandcompany.com. The new corporate website of Berkel & Co. has been designed an...
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Hanford site clean-up making slow progress and high budget
- Nov, 19, 2013
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Risk & Reliability
- Hanford, Wash, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Energy Department constructed a factory at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington, to enclose the radioactive waste into stable glass. The construction started 12 years ago and is not yet complete...
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