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“Guide to Cone Penetration Testing”, 6th Edition, by Gregg Drilling Inc. now available!
Gregg Drilling’s Inc. “Guide to Cone Penetration Testing” has been revised and updated, providing an even more concise resource for the application of the CPT to geotechnical engineering practice....
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Earthquake resistant pipes installed in the LA water network
- Jan, 21, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides
- Los Angeles, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 21st anniversary of the magnitude 6.7 1994 Northridge Earthquake, became the opportunity for announcing the upgrade of the water-pipe infrastructure around the Northridge Hospital Medical Center....
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Vertek CPT University: Soil profile determination based on CPT data
- Jan, 20, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Soil Mechanics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Cone Penetration Testing is a widely used technique for soil profile determination, allowing geotechnical engineers to assess sub-surface conditions without necessarily taking soil samples to the lab....
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The Oakwood Beach before and after reconstruction
- Jan, 20, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Erosion Foundation Design / Construction
- Oakwood beach, New Jersey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A two-mile long heavily eroded shoreline was reconstructed along the Delaware River in Salem County, New Jersey. The beach's erosion is attributed primarily to Superstorm Sandy and its reconstru...
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Video: Rock-A-Nore rockfall - cliff collapses and caught on video!
- Jan, 19, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Rock-a-Nore, Hastings, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A steep coastal cliff collapses at Rock-a-Nore in Hastings, UK, and the event is captured in video! The collapse occurred after days of continuous rain, which caused additional damage and many more la...
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Video: The abandoned Dupont circle tunnels in Washington DC
- Jan, 15, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A very important landmark of Washington DC lies under its ground and remains unknown to many of the nation's capital residents. The Dupont circle tunnels one of the most important landmarks of the cit...
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Virtual Reality system offers engineers new monitoring perspectives!
- Jan, 14, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Lidar
- Brigham Young University, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An innovative virtual reality system, developed in the UK, for various engineering purposes, aims in helping scientists as well as medium-sized engineering firms simulate and visualize any working env...
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Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP) manufactured by Pile Dynamics meets the new ASTM Standard
- Jan, 09, 2015
- News On Products & Services Pile Foundations Geothermal Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The American Society for Testing and Materials has issued a new standard, ASTM D7949 – 14, “Standard Test Methods for Thermal Integrity Profiling of Concrete Deep Foundations”. This Standard provides...
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Keynetix's new partnership with Dataforensics for HoleBASE SI and KeyLAB products!
- Jan, 09, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Data Management Visualization Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In response to increasing demand from USA and Canada, Keynetix are pleased to announce that they have appointed Dataforensics as an agent for their KeyLAB and HoleBASE SI products in North America....
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Fascinating Video with Geotechnical Engineering News 2014
Geoengineer.org is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most fascinating news that were posted in its Geotechnical News Center in 2014. A total of 298 news were posted in Geoengi...
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