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Investigation on recent Champlain Towers South failure in Miami
- Aug, 11, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction Standard Penetration Testing (Spt) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Lidar Unmanned Aerial Systems Geophysics Soil Structure Interaction Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Laboratory Testing News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A multistory building collapse in Surfside, a Miami suburb, has prompted a thorough technical investigation. The structure known as the Champlain Towers South is located at 8777 Collins Avenue, Surfs...
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A Standard Penetration Test (SPT) Correlations Software with more than 300 SPT correlations
- Jun, 18, 2020
- Standard Penetration Testing (Spt) Foundation Design / Construction Shallow Foundations Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Soil Mechanics News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NovoTech has gone through more than 70 published papers and geotechnical reference books to collect over 300 SPT correlations with 20 soil properties, correction factors, bearing capacity, and settle...
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Large waste landslide struck in Colombia's landfill
- Apr, 28, 2020
- Landfill Engineering Landslides Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Colombia, Bogotá
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A large waste landslide struck in a landfill located outside of Bogota, the capital city of Colombia. The incident occurred in Dona Juana, a sanitary landfill that receives mixed municipal solid wast...
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Explore NovoTech's software and get 35% off your next purchase!
- Feb, 06, 2020
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Data Management Soil Mechanics News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Novo Tech designs affordable software tools that augment engineering judgment. They bring geotechnical software tools to the next level by implementing an application framework with the capability to...
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More field research to understand environmental change across the Arctic is required
- Jan, 13, 2020
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Research / Academia
- Arctic
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As scientists attempt to understand how climate change has affected the globe, a new study suggests that the Arctic region is "under-sampled". The Arctic region experiences severe environmental chang...
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And the Winner of Bentley’s 2019 Year In Infrastructure Award for Geotechnical Engineering is…
- Oct, 25, 2019
- Data Management Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
… Arup for the Tanjong Pagar Centre. Tanjong Pagar Centre is a mixed-used development project in Singapore’s central business district. The development includes a 290-meter-tall mixed-used residentia...
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Dynamic and Static Load Testing at Valley View Bridge Project
- Apr, 17, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Soil Dynamics In-Situ Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The addition of a third structure, between the two existing bridge structures, carrying I-480 over the Cuyahoga River Valley near Cleveland, Ohio, required high pier loads and very deep foundations....
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Dynamic Pile Testing Case Study at Little Lake Harris Bridge by GRL Engineers
- Mar, 22, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Soil Dynamics In-Situ Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) initiated the construction of the new Little Lake Harris Bridge with the intention of conforming the bridge to meet current safety standards. GRL Engin...
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Bi-Directional Static Load Testing and Thermal Integrity Profiling by GRL
- Mar, 01, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Geothermal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
GRL performed a bi-directional static load test ("BDSLT") and provided Thermal Integrity Profiling (TIP) during the reconstruction of Russell Street Bridge in Missoula. The existing 2-lane Russell...
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GRL Completes Two Bi-Directional Static Load Tests in 24 Hours
- Nov, 15, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
GRL Engineers, Inc. recently completed two bi-directional static load tests (BDSLT) within a 24 hour period. The two bi-directional tests were located 6,650 miles apart with one test in the US on...
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