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Marsquakes detected by NASA's InSight Mission
- Mar, 07, 2021
- News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights Engineering Seismology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NASA's InSight Mars Lander has recently retrieved clear data of two relatively strong quakes that occurred on the Red Planet. The InSight Lander was launched in 2018 and successfully landed on Mars t...
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Join GeoWorld's 2021 Geotechnical Business Directory today!
GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2021 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...
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Floods and landslides struck Indonesia: At least 41 casualties
- Apr, 04, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Torrential rains have caused extensive floods and landslides in Indonesia resulting in, at least, 41 fatalities. According to the Indonesian Disaster Relief Agency, eastern Indonesia was severely imp...
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High Capacity Helical Piles
- Apr, 05, 2021
- Pile Foundations News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
When it comes to deep foundations and high capacity piles in general, helical piles are often overlooked by today’s engineers. Perhaps it’s due to a lack of familiarity, or simply minimal evidence su...
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Keller's Neutrogel®: A new cheaper and greener grouting material
- Apr, 02, 2021
- Groundwater & Seepage Foundation Design / Construction News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new grouting material called Neutrogel® that has minimal impact on soil and groundwater, a much lower carbon footprint and lower costs, has been successfully used on a Keller project for the first...
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New foundation design to tackle the effect of earthquake induced deformations
- Dec, 31, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the University of Technology (UTC) in Sydney, Australia, have introduced a new method to protect buildings from earthquakes. An earthquake can be devastating for civil engineering inf...
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Numerous landslides reported on Raoul Island (New Zealand) after strong earthquakes
- Mar, 05, 2021
- Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 300 landslides struck Raoul Island, New Zealand after strong earthquakes occurred in early March 2021. A series of earthquakes and aftershocks with the largest being M 8.1 and M 7.4 recentl...
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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- Mar, 30, 2021
- Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems, Incorporated has announced its call for nominations for the 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure program. Formerly known as the Year in Infrastructure Awards, this global awar...
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First ship tunnel to be constructed in Norway
- Mar, 24, 2021
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock News On Projects / Industry
- Norway
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Norway plans for a pioneering construction project that will facilitate ship transportation. The plan includes the construction of a tunnel from which ships will pass by in order to avoid the Stad pe...
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Iceland volcano erupts after a series of earthquakes
- Mar, 19, 2021
- Other Geotechnical Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Iceland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A volcano in Iceland erupted after a period of intense earthquakes which lasted for weeks. Iceland lies on the mid-Atlantic plate boundary where the Eurasian and the North American plates meet. The t...
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