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Sinkhole opened up in private pool: one man found dead after being swept into
- Jul, 21, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical Soil Structure Interaction Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Israel, Karmei Yosef
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A man was found dead on Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with ano...
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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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Road safety improvement with the aid of smart geotechnical sensors
- Mar, 14, 2022
- Risk & Reliability Soil Structure Interaction Instrumentation Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Visualization Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geotechnical sensors that will monitor the condition of Australia’s coastal roadways are developed by a new manufacturing research collaboration. The project, which has secured A$420,000 (£235,000)...
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North Carolina: a home collapsed into the ocean as rising seas eat away at the coast
- Feb, 09, 2022
- Erosion Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Soil Structure Interaction Risk & Reliability Soil Mechanics Soil Dynamics Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Events Other News
- United States, North Carolina
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A beachfront home in North Carolina collapsed into the ocean, officials with the National Park Service said on Wednesday, as tides get higher and rising sea levels eat away at the coast. High tides...
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Scottish Offshore Wind Farm: Monopile Foundations to Go Beyond 50-Metre Depths
- Dec, 14, 2021
- Offshore Geotechnics Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Soil Structure Interaction Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of wind turbine foundations for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. Inch Ca...
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Algeria landslide: three dead after heavy rain
- Nov, 15, 2021
- Landslides Seismic Slope Stability Soil Structure Interaction Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Algeria
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide in Algiers on Thursday caused the collapse of a residential block bringing to three the death toll, emergency services said. The heavy rains of this week in the Algerian capital are respo...
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Powerful earthquake struck Mexico: At least one fatality
- Sep, 08, 2021
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Acapulco
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least one person died after a M 7.0 earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on September 8, 2021. The seismic shock struck northeast of Acapulco, a seaport located on the Pacific coast of Mexico dista...
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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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Model Structures and Visualize Structural Forces
- Jun, 08, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Soil Structure Interaction Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Mining Tunneling Underground Structures Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Soil-structure interaction is a crucial aspect for both geotechnical and structural fields. There is always an interaction between a structure and its foundation … and its proper investigation is an...
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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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