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GDS commercializes variable direction dynamic cyclic simple shear device; revolutionizes commercial simple shear testing

GDS recently launched its Variable Direction Dynamic Cyclic Simple Shear ((VDDCSS). The Simple Shear loading has numerous applications in practice, such as seismic loading scenarios (Pestana and Bisco...

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Elizabeth TBM arrives at Stepney Green Cavern (video)

Elizabeth TBM arrived last Friday at Stepney Green cavern during its journey to Farringdon. Elizabeth and Victoria are the second pair of TBMs used for the project and scheduled to complete the longes...

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Philippines landslides and infrastructure disasters by Typhoon Haiyan

More lives were lost and more landslides occurred in the Philippines last Friday by Typhoon Haiyan, only a month after the Philippines earthquake-induced landslides. The storm surge was defini...

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New titles available in our Featured books section!

We are happy to announce that 4 new titles have been added in our Featured Books section by Ernst & Sohn in a variety of geo-categories! You can find more information on the book titles and how...

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Geoengineer.org expands and moves to new, bigger offices

Geoengineer.org recently moved to new offices with larger space and better facilities. The new Athens office can better accomodate the needs of the growing organization and constitute an exciting lan...

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Impressive Tunnelling Network below Emperor Hadrian’s Villa dates back to 118 A.D.(video)

A network of tunnels and passageways has been discovered by the caver Marco Placidi’s team, beneath the Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, 15 miles east of Rome. Recently, Placidi’s team discovered a new 1...

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GDS’ Instruments’ CO2 adsorption cell used by Seren Laboratory to measure rock response to gas injection and extraction

The Seren Multipurpose Gas Laboratory is part of the Seren research project that is led by the Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) in partnership with the British Geological Survey (BGS). A primary...

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International course on geotechnical and structural monitoring in Italy, June 2014

John Dunnicliff will be directing a continuing education course, titled "International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring" in beautiful Tuscany, Italy, on June 4-6, 2014. According J...

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Bentley Announces Winners of 2013 Be Inspired Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the winners of the 2013 Be Inspired Awards at a ceremony during The Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference, held 29-31 October in London, United Kingdom. T...

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2013 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice

We are happy to announce that 2013 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice has been won by Rodolfo Sancio of Geo-Syntec. Rodolfo Sancio has been cited for excellence in Geotechnical earth...

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