- Performance-based Design and Specifications for Structural Fills, by Iraj Noorany
- New Challenges in Geomechanics: The Role of Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering Practice by Juan M. Pestana
- Geohazards and Large Geographically Distributed Systems – 2009 Rankine Lecture by Tom O’Rourke
Press Releases
International Collaboration Delivers Pioneering Geotechnical Carbon Calculator
Foundation Industry Launches Standardized Open Source Tool to Compare the Sustainability of Different Foundation Techniques
Hawthorne, NJ (May 1, 2013): The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) and the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are urging the geotechnical sector to make immediate use of their jointly-developed, pioneering carbon calculator tool, the Geotechnical Carbon Calculator.
Developed using internationally recognized standards, the Geotechnical Carbon Calculator is believed to be one of the construction industry’s first standardized and collaboratively produced carbon calculator tools at the European and international level.
Carbon measurement is at the core of the construction industry’s approach to sustainability. The Geotechnical Carbon Calculator uses a standardized emission factors database to make the analysis of the carbon footprint of a foundation project consistent and comparable across the foundation industry.
[Editor] Click through for the rest of this interesting press release from the Deep Foundations Institute! [/Editor]
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Video of Car Swallowed by Sinkhole Related to Tunneling in Cairo, Egypt
On September 3, a sinkhole opened up on a downtown Cairo street, swallowing the car pictured here. According to the description accompanying the video uploaded to YouTube by TheDailyNewsEgypt, the sinkhole was related to tunneling activities for the Cairo Metro line that is currently under construction. Click through for the video. […]
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