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Clearwater River Flood Mitigation Solution by Keller North America
- Nov, 22, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has a long history of overland flooding since 1835, with 17 notable floods, mostly caused by ice jams as the river breaks up. The Municipality has begun a mu...
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Vibro Piers®Ground Improvement at Print Shop Apartment Complex
- Nov, 14, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Acheson
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller's design-build Vibro Pier® ground improvement system was the first approved and used in Clark County, Nevada. Built on a parcel of land previously occupied by a screen printing and embroidery...
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Keller ranks #1 on 2023 ENR List
- Nov, 10, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Deep Excavations News On Awards News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Engineering News Record (ENR) ranks Keller #1 Excavation and Foundation firm for 2023. This is Keller’s fifth year holding this top position. Before 2019, this position was held by Keller company H...
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Introduction to Foundation Engineering using Terzaghi’s Bearing Capacity Equation
- Nov, 08, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Helical pile foundation design is an engineering science, thanks in part to the work of Austrian mechanical engineer Karl von Terzaghi. Learn more about using his equation in this introduction to fou...
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John Wolosick receives Distinguished Service Award
- Nov, 07, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Slope Stabilization Earth Retaining Structures News On Awards News On Events News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With 45 years in the industry, John is an expert in soil nailing, slope stabilization, and anchored earth retention. Before joining Keller (then Hayward Baker) in 1996, John held various roles in en...
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Foundation repair case study for a historic Pennsylvania mansion
- Oct, 30, 2023
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Credits: CHANCE Foundation SolutionsHistoric remediation is a sustainable choice for buildings. Helical piles offer a unique advantage to historic preservationists who need a solid base that can be...
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The leaning tower of Bologna closes amid settlement concerns
- Oct, 21, 2023
- Settlements Instrumentation Foundation Design / Construction Stabilization Grouting Ground Improvement Other Geotechnical Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Italy, Bologna
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Bologna’s leaning 48-meter tall Garisenda Tower was closed during the weekend, after worrying movement was monitored by scientists of the University of Bologna. The Garisenda tower is part of the ci...
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103 new geotechnical engineering software added to DCOdes
- Sep, 22, 2023
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Data Management News On Software Other News Mining
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
103 new software regarding geotechnical engineering, many of which are available for free, have been added to DCOdes. They include solutions for mining, data management, site and laboratory investig...
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PLAXIS 2023.2 New release is out!
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Data Management Deep Foundations Ground Improvement Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Landslides Slope Stability Engineering Geology Dam Engineering Earth Retaining Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
This latest release solidifies Seequent's Connected Geotechnical Workflow, reducing the need for duplicate entry of data across several software packages. Other functionality adds more geotechnical c...
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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: Lysimachos Tigkas
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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