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New major release PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22.00 is out!
- Jan, 28, 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
PLAXIS V22 brings a major overhaul to the data structure of the material database and a more flexible and more robust way of handling project units. Due to these major changes, PLAXIS V22 will be ins...
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Water diversion dam is under construction in Afghan province
- Jan, 19, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Afghanistan, Kandahar
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction work for a water diversion dam has been launched in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the local government said on Wednesday January 19. With a total cost of 14 million af...
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3D Finite Element Analysis of a Contiguous Pile Wall
- Sep, 13, 2021
- Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
By Ian Williams, Ph.D. Introduction This article provides a brief summary of a 3D finite element analysis carried out using RS3 to model a contiguous pile retaining wall at the site of a propose...
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Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8 killed after heavy rain that causes damage and landslides
- Jan, 24, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Pakistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rain has caused damage to homes and triggered landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province on 20 January 2022, as disaster authorities in Pakistan reported. There are at least 8 fatalities, a...
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Eric Drooff named President of Keller North America
Keller is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Drooff as President of Keller North America. Eric is succeeding former President James Hind following his retirement. After earning his BS in Civ...
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3 major East Coast tunnel, the Hudson Tunnel, the Howard Street Tunnel and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, projects move forward
- Jan, 11, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Underground Structures Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics News On Events News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Three major tunnel projects that connect key transportation arteries on the East Coast are advancing. The Hudson Tunnel between New York and New Jersey, the Howard Street Tunnel in Maryland and the C...
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Application of the Convergence-Confinement Method in PLAXIS 2D
- Jan, 24, 2022
- Rock Engineering Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Estimation of the support required to stabilize a tunnel excavation, especially in the vicinity of the face, is essentially a four-dimensional problem. Time-dependent weakening of the rock will com...
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Bellevue landslide: Investigations on the cause of the landslide and review of the age and condition of water main that broke
- Jan, 17, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Events News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Washington, Bellevue
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The City of Bellevue launched an investigation after a landslide caused an occupied house to slide off its foundation and collapse on January 17. Officials said the investigation could take weeks or...
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Protecting Toronto’s Port Lands
- Jan, 21, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The potential of the Port Lands waterfront has long been unrealized and under threat from flooding. But now an ambitious redevelopment is underway, with Keller bringing its expertise in diaphragm wal...
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How to Model Rock Engineering Problems in PLAXIS Geotechnical Analysis Software
- Jan, 21, 2022
- Rock Engineering News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock engineering projects can be fascinating. Engineers working on rock need to design solutions that mobilize the natural strength of complex, largely unknown rock masses, which often play the roles...
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