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Riverton Redevelopment Groundwater Treatment Project of the Year Award
- Feb, 11, 2025
- Groundwater & Seepage News On Projects / Industry News On Awards
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller received the 2024 Groundwater Treatment Project of the Year award from The Dewatering Institute after successfully treating over 65 million gallons of water for a master-planned community. Riv...
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Trench Collapse in Houston: A Preventable Construction Tragedy
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Texas, Houston
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A tragic incident unfolded in southwest Houston when a construction worker lost his life due to a trench collapse at the Stoneriver Apartments. The trench, approximately eight feet deep, caved in une...
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117,260 paper downloads in 2024 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
- Feb, 10, 2025
- Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia News On Publications
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that its papers were downloaded 117,260 times in 2024 (up 17% from 100,103 downloads in 2023). The Internationa...
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Geotechnical and Engineering Challenges of Neom: Excavating the City of the Future and the 100 Year Planning
- Feb, 10, 2025
- Deep Excavations Foundation Design / Construction Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- Saudi Arabia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Saudi Arabia’s Neom project is one of the most ambitious urban developments in history, aiming to redefine sustainable living and infrastructure. As part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision...
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From Erosion Control to Road Stability: The Expanding Role and Promising Future of Geocells
- Feb, 08, 2025
- Geosynthetics Geosynthetics For Containment Geosynthetics For Reinforcement Stabilization News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geocells, also known as cellular confinement systems, have emerged as a game-changer in modern geotechnical engineering. These lightweight, three-dimensional polymer structures enhance soil stability...
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Coastal Erosion Crisis: Nigeria's Oil-Rich Amatu 2 Faces Extinction Without Urgent Intervention
- Feb, 07, 2025
- Erosion Oil & Gas Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nigeria
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Amatu 2, a coastal oil-producing community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, faces an existential threat from severe coastal erosion. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary, the community has his...
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Cities Under Siege: Recent Sinkholes Expose Infrastructure Challenges in London and Japan
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Settlements Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In January 2025, two major cities on opposite sides of the globe faced eerily similar crises: the sudden appearance of massive sinkholes disrupting urban life and sparking debates about infrastructur...
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Geotechnical news recap of January 2025 now on YouTube!
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Structural Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Road Embankments Earth Retaining Structures Groundwater & Seepage Levees Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Earthquake Reconnaissance Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy Oil & Gas Other Energy Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) The Denali Fa...
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Santorini on Edge: Hundreds of Quakes Trigger Landslides and Safety Warnings
- Feb, 02, 2025
- Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Santorini, the world-famous Greek island, is facing an unprecedented seismic crisis. Over 200 earthquakes have rattled the region in just four days, causing mass evacuations, landslides, and widespre...
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New GEO5 2025
- Feb, 02, 2025
- Deep Excavations Retaining Walls Engineering Geology News On Products & Services News On Software Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Jakub Netik
GEO5 2025 is here! Discover the latest enhancements in GEO5: • Fine Cloud License system • Free access to all supported languages • Hardening and Soft Soil Models in FEM • Plus many more exciting fe...
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