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GEO5 2020 Spring Update
- Jun, 24, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction Slope Stability Underground Structures Rock Mechanics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Data Management Geophysics Retaining Walls Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage News On Software
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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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
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
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
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
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
… 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
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)
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
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
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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