The Christ Church City Council has issued a notice banning entry to over 500 homes because of risks associated with rockfall, landslides, cliff collapse and other geotechnical problems exacerbated by recent earthquakes. [Source: Scoop News]
Project Related
Innovative Foundation System for London Office Building
This has to be one of the most complex geotechnical engineering problems I’ve heard of for a building, if not for any kind of project. For starters, beneath the proposed 10-story office building referred to as Cannon Place lies the Cannon Street Train Station built in 1868. Also beneath the site are walls and foundations of a Roman Governor’s palace. In order to accommodate these features, the building has 21-m cantilevers at each end, with the load bearing happening over two groupings of columns at the 1/3 points. In section it looks quite like a 3-span bridge…without the abutments and stacked 10-stories tall! More after the break. (Images by New Civil Engineer) […]
Available Resources
Free CPT Webinar on February 2 from ISSMGE
The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) is launching its first Webinar of the year on February 2. This upcoming webinar on Cone Penetration Testing will be given by CGS Member Prof. […]
Miscellaneous
Ohio DOT Geotechnical Data Management with EarthSoft
I’ve been very impressed with the geotechnical group at the Ohio DOT. They seem to be on the cutting edge of using modern technology to manage their geotechnical data. A few years ago, I posted […]