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PDI-TOMO Helps GRL Evaluate Shaft
- Sep, 21, 2016
- News On Products & Services Shaft Foundations Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) evaluates the integrity of the concrete of drilled shafts and other cast-in-place deep foundations. Ultrasonic transmitters and receivers are inserted in water-filled tu...
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Quickly Produce Conceptual Roadway Designs
- Sep, 19, 2016
- News On Products & Services Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems announces OpenRoads ConceptStation, a conceptual modeling application that empowers highway engineering professionals to quickly create conceptual road and bridge models in a matter of...
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Useful preliminary findings from the earthquake sequence in central Italy unveiled by an Italy-US GEER team's engineering reconnaissance
- Sep, 19, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geomatics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Useful preliminary findings from the earthquake sequence in central Italy unveiled by an Italy-US GEER team's engineering reconnaissance. From 5 to 9 September 2016, a multi-disciplinary Italy-US t...
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Paris Metro Expansion Estimated to Cost $31.6 Billion
- Sep, 16, 2016
- News On Projects / Industry Underground Structures Railway Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures
- Paris, France
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Plans have been unveiled to expand the Paris metro system to connect the city with the greater Ile de France area. The expansion will include 200 kilometers of new railway. The project is being cal...
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Clay Mineral Image Collection for Education in Geotechnical Engineering and the Earth Sciences Made Freely Available
- Sep, 15, 2016
- News On Publications Structural Geology Engineering Geology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Exciting microscope images of clays (Kaolinite and Bentonite pure clay minerals, and the fine portion of a natural soil). The collection was released on December 2015 by Associate Professor Jo...
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Sonic Drilling
- Sep, 15, 2016
- News On Products & Services Foundation Design / Construction Instrumentation
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Sonic drilling is a soil penetration technique that strongly reduces friction on the drill string and drill bit due to liquefaction, inertia effects and a temporary reduction of porosity of the soil....
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Apache Corporation Reveals New Shale Deposit in West Texas
Last week, the Apache Corporation revealed its new shale deposit in West Texas, calling it Alpine High. Current estimates show the deposit to be worth over $8 billion, containing over three billion ba...
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Strengthen existing slabs without demolition, using the CHANCE®Interior Slab Bracket by Hubbell
Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. has recently launched the CHANCE interior Slab Bracket (ISB) used for residential and commercial remediation. ISB provides slab on grade support for existing structures usi...
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CONNECT Edition of ConstructSim
Bentley’s CONNECT Edition of ConstructSim Aligns Engineering Deliverables with the Path of Construction on Projects of All Sizes from Mega to Small. Bentley Systems announce...
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Oklahoma Experiences Largest Earthquake on Record
- Sep, 03, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Oklahoma, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Saturday, September 3rd, an earthquake struck northern Oklahoma at around 7 am. The quake was also felt accross Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. The epicenter was determined to be near Pawnee...
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