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Project RelatedThe Crossrail project in London was Europe’s largest infrastructure project at the time of its construction beneath metro London, and there were many geotechnical innovations and challenges. Lord Robert Mair of Cambridge University recently gave [...]
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MiscellaneousHelical piles have been a relatively new kid on the block since the mid to late 2000’s. In a recent DFI Rumble YouTube video series episode, Dr. Kevin Johnson and Ross McGillivray go toe-to-toe to [...]
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Software and SpreadsheetsMany engineers are faced with challenges in defining a soil profile with CPT points. They are often provided with a soil classification chart which allows them to estimate the soil layering of the given CPT [...]
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Project RelatedFinland has the world’s first commercial underground nuclear waste repository, and construction of the access works, infrastructure, and the first five disposal tunnels is essentially complete. I haven’t seen a timeline of when they will [...]
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Shallow Foundations
Geotechnical engineers know that setting up a 2d or 3d model in programs such as Slide2 or Settle3 is one of the most time consuming parts. In this article by GeoPrac sponsor, Rocscience, find out how easy it is to use RSLog to generate these sections and models from your subsurface data! […]
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Software UpdatesBently has moved all of its geotechnical software under the Seequent brand, including PLAXIS, OpenGround, and GeoStudio. Bently Systems acquired the geo-software company Seequent in June of 2021. Seequent is known for its geo-data management [...]
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Software Updates
GEO5 2023 Updates
November 30, 2022 Comments Off on GEO5 2023 UpdatesThe GEO5 Suite of geotechnical software has some exciting new features in the latest updates! There is a new free mobile app called GEO5 Data Collector to allow field data collection and two-way sync with [...] -
Geologic Hazards
2022 Michoacan Earthquake GEER Report
November 14, 2022 Comments Off on 2022 Michoacan Earthquake GEER ReportThe Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) report for the moment magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the Mexican State of Michoacan on September 19, 2022 is now available. The earthquake was an interface subduction earthquake along [...] -
Slope Stability
3D Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM): A Parallel Case Study of a Landslide Supported with Piles
November 1, 2022 Comments Off on 3D Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM): A Parallel Case Study of a Landslide Supported with PilesDetermining the accuracy of slope stability analysis has been a primary subject of interest in the geotechnical field for several decades now. Taking preventative measures against slope failure is crucial to minimize casualties and damage [...] -
Available Resources
DFI Rumble: Numerical Modeler vs. Skeptic
October 31, 2022 Comments Off on DFI Rumble: Numerical Modeler vs. SkepticI just watched a July episode of the DFI rumble that I missed before – the numerical modeler versus the skeptic. Approaching from the numerical modeling perspective was Augusto Lucarelli from Itasca (the makers of [...]
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