In parts of western Alaska, the ground is no longer behaving like ground. In the coastal village of Kwigillingok, along the Bering Sea, some areas now feel soft, wet and unstable — a local symptom...
Dr. Alan J. Lutenegger, Emeritus Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, published a technical analysis examining how the addition of a single helical plate t...
The next major phase of Sizewell C will depend heavily on specialist ground engineering, as the project prepares the construction platform for one of the UK’s largest new energy infrastructure schemes...
Bentley Systems has announced the finalists for the 2026 Year in Infrastructure Awards, highlighting infrastructure projects that are advancing digital engineering and helping solve some of the world’...
This example demonstrates two basic internal checks for a 6.0 m high geogrid-reinforced soil wall: tensile rupture and reinforcement pullout. It is intentionally simplified, uses level granular backfi...
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Introduction Shear Strength Reduction (SSR) analysis is a well-established method for assessing the stability of slopes and other geotechnical infrastructure, including open pits. In RS3, SSR yields a...
A PLAXIS 3D numerical study of under-reamed 'winged' piles in sandy soil has found that adding a wing near the pile tip can cut uplift-induced settlement by up to 95% compared with a conventional stra...
Engineers designing the new Lueneburg Lock in northern Germany used a deliberately complementary combination of PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D models, rather than a single large 3D model, to control a 30 m d...
Ground motion selection is a key part of seismic site response analysis, representing the ground shaking driving the soil column. In preparing for a site response analysis, engineers define the seismi...
Introduction: Unlocking Automation in Geotechnical Engineering As engineering projects continue to grow in scale and complexity, engineers increasingly rely on automation to improve efficiency, consis...
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A 55-year-old worker was rescued in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, after a trench collapsed and buried him up to his neck. First responders were called to Rhine Street, where three people had reportedly bee...
UC Berkeley faculty does it again! The "Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering" series is offered from September to November 2026 and consists of three short courses and focuses on key concepts and recen...
Join us for a comprehensive live webinar on capturing accurate field data from underground openings to generate high-resolution 3D models using advanced photogrammetry tools; performing non-contact di...
From Product Property to Design Resistance Design begins by defining the problem, the governing limit states, the design life, the ground conditions and the construction sequence. Index product data...
Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls In an MSE wall, horizontal layers of geogrid extend from the facing into compacted structural backfill. The soil tends to move laterally, while the reinforcement c...
Tensile Force-Strain Response Geogrid tensile properties are normally reported as force per unit width, such as kilonewtons per metre. The full force-strain curve is often more useful than the ultima...
Tensile Reinforcement The most fundamental mechanism is tensile reinforcement. As the soil mass tends to deform, relative movement develops between the soil and the geogrid. Interface shear and beari...
What Is a Geogrid? A geogrid is a planar geosynthetic product formed by connected tensile members that create a regular or quasi-regular network of openings, known as apertures. It is installed withi...
The analysis of retaining structures is commonly approached in three progressively more advanced levels, depending on the complexity of the wall system, the ground conditions, and the need to predict...
The Critical Role of Groundwater Water is the single most destructive element in retaining wall stability analysis. While designers account for the dry unit weight (γd) or saturated unit weight (γsa...
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This fully updated second edition provides an introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering for first-year graduate students in geotechnical or earthquake engineering graduate programs with a l...
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...
This unique annual business directory is published by GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, which currently includes 40,500+ professionals and 1,100+ companies and organizatio...
