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Video shows the moment soil nail wall collapses in Coquitlam, Canada
- Nov, 29, 2023
- Retaining Walls Other Geotechnical Risk & Reliability Earth Retaining Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Coquitlam
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The collapse of what appears to be a soil nail wall, used to retain a vertical excavation in Coquitlam, British Columbia, was caught on video on Wednesday, November 29. Furthermore, the failure occu...
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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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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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New Thread Bar Adapter from Chance Improves Tieback Installation Efficiency
- Jul, 10, 2023
- Deep Foundations Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
The Chance Universal Adapter allows square shaft helical piles to be connected directly to thread bar or all thread rods. In a tieback application, the adapter allows installers to attach thread bar...
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Sinkhole appeared in Taipei, Taiwan, next to construction site
- May, 13, 2023
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Erosion Seepage Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A sinkhole appeared next to a construction site in Taipei, Taiwan, around 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. According to the Taipei City government, the sinkhole measured 15 meters in length and 3 met...
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Landslide of under-construction active strand-tieback wall in Antioquia, Colombia
- Mar, 12, 2023
- Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Earth Retaining Structures Ground Improvement Stabilization Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide occurred southwest of Antioquia, Colombia on Sunday March 12. An active strand-tieback wall was under construction on the slope at the time of failure and, as can be seen from the video...
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GeoStudio 2022.1 new release is here!
- Oct, 27, 2022
- Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Geoenvironmental Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Mining Slope Stability Road Embankments News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the latest GeoStudio version, you’ll notice improvements to speed up your geotechnical 3D workflow. Key features and functionality are implemented to improve your 3D modelling experience and to en...
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Urban Excavation Analysis
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Deep Excavations Deep Foundations News On Software Data Management Finite Element / Finite Difference Earth Retaining Structures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vertical excavations are common in urban environments due to the lack of available space for gentle slopes. These excavations are supported by retaining structures, such as diaphragm walls tied back...
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Rocscience | Planetary Geomechanics and the Future of Geotechnical Engineering – A Special Session at RAC2022
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Other Geotechnical Earth Retaining Structures News On Research / Academia News On Events
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
By Reginald Hammah and Frema Awuku-Asabere Here are some intriguing “do you know” questions for you: Do you know the value of acceleration due to gravity for the Moon? What about that for Mars? Do y...
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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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