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Why you Should Use at Least 2 Methods to Determine Helical Pile Capacity
CHANCE® Foundation Solutions recently wrote a blog post arguing why you should use at least 2 methods to determine helical pile capacity. The capacity of a helical pile must equal or exceed the fa...
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Storm Eta impacts Central America: numerous casualties
- Nov, 05, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Central America
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tropical storm Eta has caused severe issues including floods and landslides in Central America resulting in numerous casualties. Tropical Depression Eta initiated as a tropical wave in the Caribbean...
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Designing a Nine-story Residential Building above Subway Tunnels in West Bucharest: Finalist of Bentley Geotechnical Engineering YII 2020 awards
- Nov, 09, 2020
- Tunneling News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Software Foundation Design / Construction Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Deep Excavations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In western Bucharest, Romania, a residential building is being constructed over existing subway tunnels. The structure, which will cost an estimated EUR 2.5 million, includes nine floors and a baseme...
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Rehabilitiating the Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan Approach Arches using Jet Grouting: Project by Keller
- Nov, 06, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry Ground Improvement Grouting
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller team is working on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, using jet grouting to rehabilitate the Manhattan approach arches. Mobilization began in May 2020 and production is expected to f...
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South Australia meets its total power demand via solar energy
South Australia has made an iconic achievement by meeting its total power demand from solar energy. South Australia is an entire state situated in Australia that covers an area of more than 980,000 k...
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Monitoring the temperature of oceans via Seismic Ocean Thermometry
- Oct, 18, 2020
- Instrumentation Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), U.S. and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, have developed a new method to derive the temperature of oceans via earthquake wav...
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3D Seepage and Stability Analysis on Oroville Dam, Tallest Earthen Embankment Dam in United States: Finalist of Bentley's YII Geotechnical Engineering Awards
- Nov, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Software News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Analysis Geomorphology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Oroville Dam is the tallest earth dam in the United States, rising up to 770 feet, and is the key element in California’s State Water Project. The dam is almost 40 years old, however, and the last tw...
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The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnel, Southern Landfall Project, Winner of Bentley Geotechnical Engineering YII 2020 awards
- Nov, 02, 2020
- Tunneling News On Awards News On Events Data Management Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Visualization Underground Structures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As part of Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TMCLKL), a strategic link that will connect Hong Kong, Golder Associates was tasked with designing and constructing a 5-kilometer dual two-lane subsea tunnel. T...
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Powerful M 7.0 earthquake struck Greece and Turkey: At least 60 casualties
- Oct, 30, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 60 people have been reported dead and more than 950 injured after a M 7.0 earthquake struck offshore Samos Island, Greece, near the coastal areas of Turkey. The seismic shock occurred on Oct...
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The impact of precipitation on mountains' landform
- Oct, 16, 2020
- Erosion Structural Geology News On Research / Academia
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a new study, scientists focus on how precipitation impacts erosion rates in mountainous terrains. The impact of rainfalls in mountainous regions has been long debated among geologists. Precipitati...
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