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Living with Shrink-Swell Soils: A what-to-do pamphlet for home-owners, prepared by ASCE Geo-Institute

The Shallow Foundation Technical Committee of the ASCE Geo-Institute released in February one page pamphlet for homeowners whose house is constructed on expansive soils. The pamphlet was written f...

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Special Announcement: ISSMGE announces its Social Media Presence

The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) is excited to announce that social media accounts through Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin have been established. ISSMG...

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Vertek CPT University: Soil profile determination based on CPT data

Cone Penetration Testing is a widely used technique for soil profile determination, allowing geotechnical engineers to assess sub-surface conditions without necessarily taking soil samples to the lab....

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Unsaturated Soils Theory in the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum

The implementation of unsaturated soil mechanics principles into practice becomes gradually a requirement, especially in the context of traditional and alternative energy applications, and is critical...

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First soil samples from California’s high speed rail project

The first drillings for the extraction of soil samples taken from the first section, between Madera and Fresno, of the proposed California’s 520-mile, $68.4 billion rail project, begun last Tuesday in...

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GDS Instruments supports Fugro' s expansion of soils testing laboratory

7th October 2013 marked the official opening of Fugro’s expanded soils testing laboratory at the group’s UK headquarters in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, by the Mayor of Wallingford, Councillor Bernard St...

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October's issue of the Geoengineer newsletter is out!!!

We are pleased to announce the 105th issue of our newsletter. In this newsletter issue, you will learn about the benefits of Electrical Density Gauge in an interesting article and you will find the...

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ANNOUNCING THE GEOWORLD TECHNICAL FORUMS: CONNECTING YOU WITH GEOPROFESSIONALS WHO ANSWER YOUR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS!

The GeoWorld professional network is pleased to announce the development of their latest innovative online tool: The Geo-Technical Forums! The new forums were a request by a number of individuals and...

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New Journal on Environmental Geotechnics announced by the Institution of Civil Engineers

The new journal is led by Professor Devendra Singh, Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Environmental Geotechnics aims t...

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2012 Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Geotechnical Engineering has been won by Dr. John S. McCartney

The 2012 SP Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Geotechnical Engineering has been won by John S. McCartney! Learn more about the Teaching award offered yearly by The Shamsher Prakash Foundation, and n...

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