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Rocscience | Introducing RocFall3 - Features and Applications
- May, 02, 2022
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
A 3D statistical analysis program, RocFall3 is designed to assess slopes at risk for rockfalls. The program can determine Energy, Velocity, and Bounce Heights along multiple rock paths. Not only can...
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PLAXIS, OpenGround & GeoStudio Users: Nominate Your Project for the 2022 Going Digital Awards
- Apr, 08, 2022
- Data Management Visualization Underground Structures Tunneling Soil Mechanics Slope Stability Rock Engineering Railway Geotechnics Offshore Geotechnics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Landslides Ground Improvement Green Infrastructure Geophysics Geomatics Foundation Design / Construction Earth Retaining Structures Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure If you used PLAXIS, OpenGround, or GeoStudio to tackle a complex geotechnical project, you can win a trip to London and...
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Australian landslide: two fatalities and two others critically injured
- Apr, 05, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Rock Engineering Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two members of a British family have died and two others are critically injured from a landslide while they were hiking on holiday in Australia. The man, 49, and his 9 year old son were killed by fal...
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PLAXIS for Deep Underground Excavation in Rock Mass
- Mar, 01, 2022
- Tunneling Rock Engineering Deep Excavations News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock at depth is subjected to stresses resulting from the weight of the overlying strata and from locked-in stresses of tectonic origin. When an opening is excavated in this rock, the stress field is...
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PLAXIS: Introduction to the Jointed Rock Model for the Modeling of Soft Bedded Rock Formation
Rock masses are characterized by the existence of distributed joints. The mechanical properties of jointed rock masses are strongly dependent on the properties and geometry of the joints. Jointed roc...
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Application of the Convergence-Confinement Method in PLAXIS 2D
- Jan, 24, 2022
- Rock Engineering Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Estimation of the support required to stabilize a tunnel excavation, especially in the vicinity of the face, is essentially a four-dimensional problem. Time-dependent weakening of the rock will com...
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How to Model Rock Engineering Problems in PLAXIS Geotechnical Analysis Software
- Jan, 21, 2022
- Rock Engineering News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock engineering projects can be fascinating. Engineers working on rock need to design solutions that mobilize the natural strength of complex, largely unknown rock masses, which often play the roles...
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At least 7 fatalities and 3 people missing after a cliff crashes on tourist boats in Brazil
- Jan, 08, 2022
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Rock Engineering Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Brazil
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to the CNN affiliate, CNN Brasil, at least seven people were killed after a massive rock fell on top of several tourist boats in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Saturday while three...
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The effect of rock shape on rockfall risk assessment
- Sep, 20, 2021
- Rock Engineering Engineering Geology Geomorphology Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Switzerland, Zernez
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study from ETH Zurich university and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF sheds light on the impact of rock shape on rockfall risk assessment. Evaluating the stability of rock...
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GEO5 New 2021 Update
- May, 26, 2021
- Data Management Retaining Walls Foundation Design / Construction Geophysics Ground Improvement Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Rock Engineering Slope Stability Underground Structures News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The latest GEO5 2021 update brings many improvements! See what's new: Geological maps and source data Stratigraphy is now able to import geological maps and site investigation data from a varie...
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