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PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V20 Update 4
- Jan, 11, 2021
- Retaining Walls Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Geosynthetics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Seepage Finite Element / Finite Difference Rock Engineering Slope Stability Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics Tunneling Underground Structures News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Geotechnical Engineering experts are continuously improving PLAXIS CONNECT Edition. In this update many improvements have been included, for example, solutions for problems related to using t...
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GEO5 2021 - New Features and Improvements
- Jan, 11, 2021
- Data Management Retaining Walls Foundation Design / Construction Geophysics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Rock Engineering Slope Stability Underground Structures News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new edition of GEO5 is released once a year and users of the newest edition always have access to all new upgrades and updates of that edition. The edition is maintained for 2-3 years after release...
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Study presents new insights about the depletion of the world's groundwater storages
According to a new study, the vast proportion of groundwater stores has not changed in recent years. The water table is typically considered the boundary between the unsaturated and the saturated soi...
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GEO5 2020 Spring Update
- Jun, 24, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction Slope Stability Underground Structures Rock Engineering Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Data Management Geophysics Retaining Walls Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Fine Software Spring Update brings more than 30 improvements across all GEO5 programs and introduces new engineering manuals. Make sure to visit their spring update page to download the new engineeri...
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Two Michigan dams breached causing extensive flooding and massive evacuations
- May, 19, 2020
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Thousands of people have been evacuated after 2 dams in Michigan breached following heavy rainfalls. Both the Edenville and the Sanford dams, distanced about 11 kilometers apart and situated 225 kilo...
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Heavy storm struck Egypt: At least 21 people dead
- Mar, 11, 2020
- Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Egypt
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Egypt has been struck by one of the most extreme weather phenomena in 26 years that has resulted in, at least, 21 casualties. Heavy rainfalls initiated on late Wednesday, March 11, 2020, and persiste...
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Keller and Hayward Baker announce acquisition of Moretrench
- Apr, 19, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Groundwater & Seepage Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller and Hayward Baker have acquired Moretrench, a contractor operating predominantly along the east coast of the US with a strong heritage of complex geotechnical projects and industrial services....
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Amazing Underwater Lakes Beneath Santorini
- Jul, 22, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Engineering Geology Groundwater & Seepage
- Santorini, Thira, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Beneath the towering cliffs of the caldera between Oia and Imerovigli, there is an unexpected phenomenon. There are carbon pools that shimmer with colors of opal within cavities of the seabed. Bene...
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Video: Do Changes in Groundwater Levels Affect Streamflow?
- May, 14, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Groundwater & Seepage
- Ozark Plateaus
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the Buffalo National River, somebody can hear the running water and the next minute the water is gone! In the Ozarks, there are streams that disappear and reappear randomly! The ultimate...
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Groundwater flow delays the unblocking of Bertha
- Dec, 20, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Groundwater & Seepage Tunneling
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Attempts have already been made to identify this object of mystery that forced Bertha, the world's largest TBM in Seattle, to halt suddenly on December 6. High groundwater pressure though is preventin...
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