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Flood-Induced Collapse of Bridgewater Canal Embankment Raises Infrastructure Alarm
- Jan, 03, 2025
- Road Embankments Earth Retaining Structures Groundwater & Seepage Levees Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, Dunham Massey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Bridgewater Canal in Cheshire, a marvel of 18th-century engineering, recently faced a dramatic breach due to heavy flooding, marking the first major collapse of the waterway in over five decades....
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Geotechnical - Structural Tests Join Powers Protecting Amsterdam's Quay Heritage
- Dec, 02, 2024
- Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Netherlands, Amsterdam
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Amsterdam’s historic quay walls, some over a century old, are undergoing advanced testing to ensure their safety and longevity. Recent field tests on a masonry quay wall in the city center have provi...
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New Chance® Installer Certification for Helical Tieback Anchors
- Nov, 01, 2024
- Earth Retaining Structures Retaining Walls News On Events Other News
- United States, Missouri, Centralia
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
Chance helical tieback anchors are a pre-engineered mechanical anchoring system providing stability for permanent and temporary shoring applications. Responding to industry demand for online installa...
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GEO5 2024 - New update released!
- May, 17, 2024
- Earth Retaining Structures Slope Stability Analysis Settlements News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The new GEO5 update brings many improvements to all programs. Next Generation of Prefab Wall Simple generation of entire walls D visualization Complete list of used blocks Creation of cross...
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Comparative Study of Embedded Wall Displacements Using Small-Strain Hardening Soil Model
- May, 03, 2024
- Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures Slope Stability News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Traditional analysis methods often fall short in addressing complex soil-structure interactions and non-linear soil behavior, but new research by Tzuri Eilat, Amichai Mitelman, Alison McQuillan and D...
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A site visit at the new subway line being constructed in Athens, Greece
- Dec, 08, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical Earth Retaining Structures Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Greece, Athens
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new subway line is currently being built in Athens, Greece, and we paid a visit to one of its construction sites. Furthermore, the new line is going to be the city’s fourth and facilitate 15 new s...
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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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