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Static Load Testing by GRL
- May, 15, 2018
- News On Products & Services Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
GRL performs both highly instrumented static load tests to meet the need of project design tests as well as basic load tests, for construction quality assurance. Static Load Tests can be per...
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Tongzhou Water Works of Beijing South-to-North Water Diversion Project
- May, 14, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In southeast Beijing, China’s declining groundwater supplies caused water shortages for the Tongzhou District. To address this challenge and assure a continuous water supply to area residents, Beijing...
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Hawaii’s Big Island: The opening of 3 new fissures raises fears for an ‘explosive eruption’
- May, 14, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Boulders as big as refrigerators could be tossed a half-mile, and ash plumes could soar as high as 20,000 feet spread over a 12-mile area, according to Hawaii Civil Defense It was on...
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Hayward Baker expands its regional presence with new office in Ohio
- May, 10, 2018
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Deep Excavations Grouting Deep Soil Mixing Pile Foundations Ground Improvement
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker, Inc. (HBI) announces the opening of a new office location in Cleveland, OH. The new office, which opened in January 2018, is readily accessible not only to northeast Ohio but a...
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"Geo-Trends Review" third issue is here!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the third issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. GeoWorld is pleased to announce the pub...
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Introducing EREF's Municipal Solid Waste eTextbook
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a solid waste management eTextbook that will be available for use in courses starting Fall 2018. What is...
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Consecutive earthquakes rock Hawaii’s Big Island as Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An unstable situation, with six fissures having opened up and spewing lava, and a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude. Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, which has been an active volcano –in fact one o...
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New Guidance for San Francisco High-Rise Foundations
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
New tall buildings in San Francisco to comply with updated guidelines for foundation peer review and monitoring. Millennium Tower subsidence problems prompt San Francisco Dept. of Building Inspecti...
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Ocean Pines Drive sinkhole: limited options for its restoration
Geotechnical studies showed that connecting the sinkhole to Lake Saxon or rebuilding the roadway with sheet piles driven underground are too risky. It was on July 14, 2017, when a massive sinkhole...
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Bentley Systems Acquires Plaxis, and Complementary SoilVision, to Integrate Geotechnical Engineering within Digital Workflows for Infrastructure Projects
- Apr, 26, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of Plaxis, the leading provider of geotechni...
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