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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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Geoprofessional Finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- Sep, 20, 2022
- Dam Engineering Data Management Risk & Reliability Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Awards
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Eleven independent jury panels se...
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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Award lectures from Charlotte Geo-Congress 2022
- Apr, 07, 2022
- Pavement Soil Dynamics Geoenvironmental Engineering Biogeotechnical Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering Site Response Analysis Soil Structure Interaction Ground Improvement News On Events
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
The following special lectures were given at the context of Geo-Congress 2022 (Charlotte, North Carolina | March 20-23 2022). All lectures can be found in the media gallery below. Karl Terzaghi Lect...
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Bristol underground transport system: plans for tunnels take a step forward
- Feb, 03, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Underground Structures Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry News On Events Other News
- United Kingdom, Bristol
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An underground transport system in Bristol has taken a tentative step forward, following a committee meeting. Political leaders formally acknowledged that "tunnels may well be needed" in the city....
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Controversy over the New Thames tunnel in London
- Sep, 12, 2021
- News On Projects / Industry Transportation Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering Tunneling
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Silvertown tunnel, a project that will potentially be the first in 3 decades to connect the two sides of London via the Thames, has become a matter of dispute due to its environmental impact. The Sil...
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China considers shutting down numerous dam facilities
- Sep, 04, 2021
- Dam Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
By 2019, China had constructed nearly 24,000 large dams (41% of the total large dams worldwide). Currently, officials are considering shifting their policy by shutting many dams down. An article publ...
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Keller acquires RECON
- Aug, 04, 2021
- Remediation Technology Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Acquisition of specialty contractor RECON further strengthens Keller’s product range, sector diversity, and geographic footprint in the industrial services and environmental remediation markets. Kel...
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Why Run PLAXIS 3D Analysis?
- Jun, 07, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Levees Mining Slope Stability Analysis Soil Behavior Modeling Tunneling Underground Structures Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Most geotechnical engineers use FEA software packages for their geotechnical design. It is especially useful for performance-based design or in situations when strong structure interaction is taking...
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Best Alternatives for Fossil Fuels
The issue of climate change is becoming more and more relevant every year. Of course, it should’ve been a major issue for a much longer time. However, as the evidence indicates, it’s getting progress...
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