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The 2 Questions a Helical Pile Engineer Will Ask
- Oct, 26, 2022
- Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The two questions every helical pile engineer should ask when starting a new project are: What are the soils? What are the loads? This is a Chance Foundation Solutions story written by Ian Romain, P....
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GEER report 2021 Western European Flooding published and available online!
- Oct, 26, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Record rainfall triggered devastating and deadly flooding in Western Europe between July 14-16th, 2021. The extreme weather event killed more than 230 people in Germany and Belgium and cost billions...
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Falcon pipeline construction: DEP fines Shell $670k for erosion
- Oct, 13, 2022
- Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Pennsylvania
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is fining Shell and a subcontractor it hired $670,000 for violations along a Western Pennsylvania pipeline that will feed its brand-new ethane...
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Pile Dynamics, Inc. Donates $50,000 in Celebration of Its 50th Anniversary
- Oct, 26, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) celebrates 50 years of innovation in Quality Assurance Testing Systems for Deep Foundations. In honor of this milestone anniversary, PDI has donated $50,000 to the Goble Rau...
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PLAXIS and OpenGround join Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company’s portfolio of geotechnical solutions
- Oct, 25, 2022
- Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In June 2021, Bentley Systems formally acquired Seequent, an industry leader in earth modelling, geo-data management, and team collaboration software. Seequent’s expertise in examining the subsurface...
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4 lakes in mid-Michigan, disappeared after dam failure, are being restored
- Oct, 11, 2022
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Products & Services News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Michigan, Harrison
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Four dams are being restored after catastrophic failures led to four man-made lakes disappearing in May 2020. The dam failures took away Sandford Lake, Wixom Lake, Secord Lake and Smallwood Lake. F...
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Changes in magnetic field along fault lines preceded major earthquakes in California according to a recent case-study
- Oct, 13, 2022
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers have tried for decades to determine whether there is a reliable precursor that can act as an early warning before the shaking begins. The technology to predict when an earthquake will str...
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Chile: mining areas connected to giant sinkhole were permanently closed
- Oct, 07, 2022
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Deep Excavations Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Chile
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole, that appeared in the northern part of the country in July, was announced by Chile's mining minister on Friday (07 October...
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Using Finite Element Analysis to Verify the Stability of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel
- Oct, 14, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Tunneling In Rock Underground Structures Soil Behavior Modeling Settlements Shear Strength Of Underground Materials Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
Complex geological compositions and existing underground structures can significantly impact your tunnel design and construction. Before planning a tunneling project, it’s essential to analyze the ad...
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Landslide and floods in Kalikot: 1,500 houses damaged
- Oct, 13, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Nepal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As many as 1,500 houses were damaged by landslides and floods triggered by incessant rainfall that occurred for the past few days in Kalikot. District Disaster Management Committee shared the infor...
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