News

  1. Home
  2. News
Plaxis 2D/3D Basic Course – Online Training begins on June 22, 2026
Register Today
Create a free account and view content that fits your specific interests in geotechnical engineering Learn More
Register

Slope Stability News

Hong Kong government organises Day Camp to increase awareness on slope safety

An educational initiative aiming in introducing secondary school students to the duties of geotechnical engineers was undertaken by the Hong Kong government early July. The Day Camp included a series...

Read More

Video: Luxury house burned down before entirely collapsing into Lake Whitney, Texas

A luxury cliff-side home hanging over Lake Whitney, Texas, was deliberately burned down on Friday to speed up its final collapse due to the gradually subsiding ground. City officials decided to burn t...

Read More

A mobile application for geologic hazards?

With 55% of its terrain located on areas prone to landslides, the Geotechnical Engineering Office of Taipei City Government, launched a mobile application providing its 2.7 million citizens acces...

Read More

Huge granite stone balances on a slope (video)

Krishna's Butter Ball, a granite glacial erratic stone, about five meters in diameter, is balancing on a slope at an angle of 45 degrees. This huge stone is located in Mahabalipuram, a town ab...

Read More

Amazing video shows a bluff slope failure

The cliff is located near a narrow beach, along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, so large waves from the sea reach the slope often and weaken the bluff. The top of the cliff consists of glacial drift-se...

Read More

Paper documents failure at Payatas landfill in the Philippines that killed 330

A paper published by Jafari, Prof. Tim Stark and Prof. Scott Merry describes the conditions under which the ~30 m failure took place. The paper is part of Vol. 2 Issue 3 of the International Journal o...

Read More

Strength Reduction Analysis with DIANA

The analysis of slope stability problems in geotechnical engineering is of paramount importance. It is often needed to predict the degree of safety associated with the slope and the tentative failure...

Read More

Key takeaways from Geo-Congress 2013 (3-7 March 2013) in San Diego, CA

Read on to learn what speakers focused on, information on the event and its exhibitors, photos and videos! *For photos and videos see our Media Gallery below this article!* Another successful GeoCong...

Read More

Register today for Geo-Congress 2013 in San Diego, CA, March 3-6!

ASCE’s Geo-Institute, the organizer of Geo-Congress 2013, is guaranteeing a cost-effective program that will provide you a full-spectrum view of dozens of geotechnical aspects. This year’s major geo...

Read More

Strength Reduction Analysis with DIANA

The analysis of slope stability problems in geotechnical engineering is of paramount importance.  It is often needed to predict the degree of safety associated with the slope and the tentative fa...

Read More