Brigantine Connector Project
During the construction of the 2,900-ft-long tunnel/depressed roadway section of the Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector, a shallow penetrating dewatering system ensured a dry excavation while minimiz...
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Exploring New Depths: The Impact of Diamond Core Drilling on Modern Engineering
The global diamond core drilling market is experiencing a rapid expansion, driven by technological advancements and rising demand across industries like mining, construction, and geotechnical enginee...
CPT Interpretation: Soil Parameters OCR, Dr, ψ
Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K.Cabal, Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson. Overco...
Black Cove Storage Facility
Keller installs remedial jet grout columns to facilitate cofferdam construction of new wastewater storage tanks. As part of its focus on reducing the use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), the City...
Satellite Technology to Map and Assess Coal Tips in South Wales
An engineering team is set to collaborate with the Welsh Government on a vital project to assess and map 83 coal tips in South Wales using advanced satellite technology. This initiative will provide...
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Isabella Lake Dam Safety Project
During construction at an existing high-risk dam, Keller provided dewatering, enabling embankment and foundation improvements that addressed drainage and seismic stability concerns. Isabella Reservoi...
Federal Reserve Building Excavations
Keller provides dewatering and water treatment for the renovation and expansion of historical buildings in downtown DC. Constructed in the 1930s, the Marriner S. Eccles Building (Eccles Building) and...
Introducing the latest innovation from Syscom Instruments - the ROCK Acceleration device
The SYSCOM ROCK Acceleration device is an automated vibration monitoring solution that incorporates ultra-low power integrated components, embedded LTE-M connectivity, SIM card and GNSS capability, e...
Cannonsville Dam Emergency Remediation
Keller’s rapid response to developing and implementing an emergency groundwater control plan was key to quickly resolving a subsurface issue threatening dam stability. Cannonsville Dam is located on...
Introducing variable heatmaps, Motionary’s newest InSAR analysis tool
Meet variable heatmaps, an innovative new addition to Motionary, the web-based InSAR data delivery platform by 3vGeomatics. In the world of geotechnical engineering, accurately monitoring and analyz...
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Bentley Webinar | Mastering Geotechnical Data: From Capture to Reporting and Sharing with OpenGround (NAM Session)
Effective geotechnical data management relies on a streamlined digital workflow and comprehensive control. With several stakeholders participating at various stages during a project, a unified platfo...
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CPT Interpretation: Soil Parameters N60, γ, su
Acknowledgement: This page has been reproduced from P. K. Robertson, K. Cabal, Guide to Cone Penetration Testing, 7th Edition. Gregg Drilling LLC, 2022 with permission from P. K. Robertson. ...
Simple Shear Test
Introduction The simple shear test, as the name suggests, is a method used to define a soil specimen’s shear strength and comes to be added to the list of tests able to do so, along wit...
Shallow Foundation Design
In foundation engineering, there are two main modes of failure that the engineer needs to design against with safety and economy in mind: 1. Bearing Capacity Failure: caused by the exc...
Debris Flow
What Is Debris Flow? Debris flows are fast-moving mixtures of water, mud, rocks, and other debris that can be triggered by heavy rainfall, snowmelt, or seismic activity. A destructive phenomenon ch...
In Memoriam: Dr. Evert Hoek (1933 – 2024)
Dr. Evert Hoek was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1933 and passed away on July 6, 2024. His vast contributions to the fields of engineering geology and rock mechanics had made him one...
Soil Nails
Soil nails are reinforcement elements—typically steel bars—that stabilize the earth by reducing the effect of the forces driving a slope failure, while increasing the forces resisting this failure....
Triaxial Test
Triaxial Testing Soil triaxial testing is a fundamental procedure in geotechnical engineering, used to determine a sample’s shear strength parameters. During triaxial testing, a cylindrical...
Stabilization of Expansive Soils Using Waste Materials
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2024 Special Edition USA & Canada Geotechnical Business Directory
This unique annual business directory is published by GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, which currently includes 35,000+ professionals and 1,100+ companies and organizatio...
2024 Geotechnical Business Directory
This unique annual business directory is published by GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, which currently includes 37,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizatio...
2023 Geotechnical Business Directory
This unique annual business directory includes 32,000+ professionals and 1,000+ companies and organizations in the geotechnical engineering profession. Powered by GeoWorld, the professional network fo...