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Announcing the Publication of the 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory

GeoWorld has just published its 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory. The directory is published with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. This i...

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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption

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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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-fourth issue is published!

GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-fourth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-fourth issue was just...

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New study finds signs of underground climate change and influence on civil infrastructure

A new study by Alessandro F. Rotta Loria of Northwestern University, titled “The silent impact of underground climate change on civil infrastructure”, that was recently published in the Communication...

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NorSand constitutive material model explained and visualized through animations

NorSand is an advanced constitutive material model utilizing Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM), a concept also used in the Modified Cam Clay model. Srinivas Vivek Bokkisa and Jorge Macedo from Ge...

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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries

A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...

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New study finds that New York City is sinking due to the weight of its skyscrapers

A new study, published in the Earth’s Future journal, showed that New York is sinking, and the weight of its skyscrapers plays a part in it. Furthermore, the study shows that the city is sinking at...

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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-third issue is published!

GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-third issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-third issue was just di...

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Join GeoWorld's 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory today!

GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...

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61st Rankine Lecture: constitutive modelling in computational geomechanics

The 61st Rankine Lecture took place on Wednesday, March 15, at Imperial College London. Emeritus professor John Carter, of the University of Newcastle, Australia presented the lecture this year, w...

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