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New release PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22 Update 1 is out!
- May, 19, 2022
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Data Management Foundation Design / Construction Soil Behavior Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In this latest minor release for PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS 3D and Monopile Designer Bentley Systems introduced the discontinuity element in PLAXIS 3D, improved scripting support, did some CAD import improvem...
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San Francisco’s troubled Millennium Tower continues to sink
- May, 19, 2022
- Deep Excavations Foundation Design / Construction Settlements
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
The iconic 58-storey residential building known as Millennium Tower at the city of San Francisco continues to sink despite a 100 million dollars fixing program has been implemented to fix it. The...
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Historic Remediation with Helical Piles
- May, 17, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chance Foundation Solutions was faced with the challenge to upgrade the foundation of an existing historical building for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Biscailuz Training Center and bring...
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Landslides in Assam, India: at least three fatalities
- May, 12, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least three people were killed in landslides in Dima Hasao district of Assam, an official bulletin said. According to a bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sa...
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Earthquake in Peru's central coast shakes buildings in Lima
- May, 13, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
The Peruvian Navy’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate ruled out that the earthquake caused a tsunami. However, it is recommended that citizens stay alert. On Thursday, a 5.5 magnitude earthquak...
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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Landslide buries primary road connecting Alaska resort community to city of Seward
- May, 10, 2022
- Engineering Geology Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
A landslide occurred around 7.40 am on Saturday has cut off the access to the road connecting Alaska resort community to the city of Seward. The repair works had not started yet, due to safety concer...
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Keller Deep Foundations Project at P&H Inland Grain Terminal
- May, 10, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Shaft Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Dugald
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller designed and constructed a deep foundations solution for a new grain terminal, overcoming the challenges of changing weather conditions. As part of the larger P&H National Grain Asset Net...
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At least 20 fatalities in floods and landslides in DR Congo and Rwanda
- Apr, 27, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 20 people have died after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in areas of Rwanda and neighbouring parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) over the last few days. Local...
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ISSMGE honours PLAXIS innovation
PLAXIS geotechnical analysis software has been named as Outstanding Innovation Award winner at the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) in Sydney. PL...
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