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Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm
- Jul, 27, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geomorphology Geophysics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Borehole Logging Structural Geology Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...
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Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant
- Jul, 25, 2023
- Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry Other News Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...
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New Thread Bar Adapter from Chance Improves Tieback Installation Efficiency
- Jul, 10, 2023
- Deep Foundations Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
The Chance Universal Adapter allows square shaft helical piles to be connected directly to thread bar or all thread rods. In a tieback application, the adapter allows installers to attach thread bar...
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New Engineering Tech Manual Available
- Jul, 26, 2023
- Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
Chance® Foundation Solutions is pleased to announce the release of the Chance Technical Design Manual, Edition 5, a guide for engineers designing and writing specifications for deep foundations utili...
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First trains test Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel
- Jul, 25, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
It was announced on Tuesday that the first test trains entered Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel. Metro Tunnel is a new twin 9-kilometer metro project that will connect Melbourne’s existing Sunbury line with...
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Massive landslip blocks Seatown Beach in Dorset, UK
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Rock Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive rockfall occurred on the cliffs of Seatown in Dorset, UK, overnight on Thursday. Furthermore, the same cliffs have also been subject to a rockslide that blocked the beach previously, in 20...
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Understanding Buckling
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Learn more about buckling, buckling capacity, and how to avoid having helical piles buckle under a load, a Chance Foundation Solutions story written by Ben Jennings, P.E.. Buckling of Helical Piles...
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Solving complex underground challenges in Laohutai mine with PLAXIS
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Mining Underground Structures Finite Element / Finite Difference Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization News On Software News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- China, Fu Shun Shi
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
PLAXIS 3D enabled CCTEG Chief Scientist Wang Yong, and his research team, to successfully compute the complex interplay of soil and rock at the Laohutai mine, in China. We spoke with Seequent’s Mique...
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Mudslide covers houses in Colombia after hours of torrential rain
- Jul, 17, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Geotechnical
- Colombia, Quetame
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Several hours of torrential rain caused streams to burst their banks in the rural municipality of Quetame, Colombia, and resulted in a mudslide that covered houses late on Monday. It has so far been...
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Geoprofessionals in the civil industry ready to adopt the cloud, says new research
- Jul, 19, 2023
- Data Management News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Report highlights time-consuming data management practices, with data residing in disparate “‘silos’” CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, July 19, 2023 – Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, today announ...
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