In Memoriam
Remembering J. Michael Duncan, a Geotechnical Engineering Legend
The geotechnical engineering community lost one of its giants with the passing of J. Michael Duncan, whose work and teaching shaped generations of engineers. […]
slope stability
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NZGS Looking For Comments on Slope Stability Document
The New Zealand Geotechnical Society has been producing some excellent geotechnical reference and design guidance documents. Their most recent, Slope Stability Guidance Unit 3, was released this month in draft form, and they are looking […]
Slope Stability
Slide2 and Slide3 Mapping Functions: The Newest Addition to Generalized Anisotropic
The Generalized Anisotropic strength type in Slide2 and Slide3 is the most flexible way to model anisotropic materials. Everything is in the user’s hands. Anisotropy Definition You can specify the direction of anisotropy either using an angle (dip and […]
Slope Stability
Slide3’s New Search Surface Type & Fast Weak Layer Algorithm
Slide3 has the most advanced searching capabilities for identifying slip surfaces out of any 3D limit equilibrium program, and it’s only getting better with the upcoming release. Introducing the New Spline Search Surface The search process […]
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Rocscience Offers 2D & 3D Slope Stability Online Course
Geotechnical software company Rocscience is offering a 2-day, 8-hour online course in 2D and 3D slope Stability on October 26th and 27th, 2021. They are offering early bird pricing through September 17th, 2021, so go […]
Software Updates
New Features, Applications, and Case Studies with Dips Stereonet Software
Rocscience hosted a webinar earlier this month on their Dips Stereonet Software. Miss Angela Li from Rocscience explained and demonstrated the latest features and applications of Dips while Dr. Trevor Carter from TGC GeoSolutions demonstrated […]
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Rocscience Landslide Case Study with 5 Programs
Rocscience has a suite of geotechnical software packages that are commonly used for slope stability analysis. At a Deep Foundations Institute virtual conference in August of 2020, a team from Rocscience participated in a panel […]
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Guidance for Stabilizing Slopes for Non-Geotechs
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a technical brief that determines effective methods for stabilizing damaged roadway slopes. These methods could be used for local non-geotechnical engineers (ie. maintenance personnel) to identify the type […]
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Design Guidelines for Horizontal Drains Used for Slope Stabilization
The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that provides a reference for geotechnical engineers and hydrogeologists on designing horizontal drainage systems to improve slope stability. Here’s the report abstract: The presence of […]
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Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects
A new publication was released from the TRB’s NCHRP program on Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects. TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 380: Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability […]