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Fatal landslide exposes construction-stage risks around tunnel portals

A fatal landslide at the under-construction Anakkampoyil-Kalladi-Meppadi road tunnel project in Kerala has renewed concern over construction-stage slope stability in the Western Ghats. The landslide o...

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A new sleeper shape could change how railway tracks absorb impact

Researchers in China have investigated how a new X-shaped railway sleeper could improve the response of ballasted track to impact loading. The study compared conventional I-shaped sleepers with X-shap...

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Georgia Tech Digitizes George F. Sowers' 1940s Harvard Notes from Terzaghi and Casagrande

The Georgia Tech Geosystems group has released digital scans of course notes taken by Prof. George F. Sowers during his graduate studies at Harvard University in the late 1940s, offering the geotechni...

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Maidstone East cutting shows importance of proactive slope management

Railway cuttings can be among the most sensitive geotechnical assets on transport networks. They are often steep, weathered, difficult to access and located directly beside live operational infrastruc...

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Geotechnical investigations begin for The Bight Bridge replacement

Geotechnical investigations have started for the planned replacement of The Bight Bridge at Wingham, marking an important step in restoring and future-proofing the Manning River crossing. The works in...

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How to Specify Helical Piles: A Practical Guide for Engineers

Helical piles and anchors are widely used in foundation construction due to their efficiency, versatility, and performance. However, specifying them correctly is critical to ensuring both structural r...

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Heavy rain triggers retaining wall collapse at highway construction site in Karnataka

A retaining wall and part of a hillside collapsed at an under-construction National Highway site near Nelligudde in Moodbidri, Karnataka, following continuous heavy rainfall. The incident occurred wit...

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Enable true ground-informed design in Civil 3D

Our understanding of ground conditions evolves with the project, so geotechnical design teams need a reliable way to work with the latest information.  Seequent’s OpenGround Civil 3D Extension creates...

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Scripting in RS3: Your Tunnel Liner Results, On Demand

What if checking every section along your tunnel took less time than making a coffee? Tunnel lining design is not painful during the analysis stage – the work gets bogged down afterward. Once RS3 has...

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Geotechnical modeler replacement: making the subsurface part of your Civil 3D design with GeoDin Ground

If you design infrastructure in Autodesk Civil 3D and you have outgrown manual borehole imports, the most complete option available today is GeoDin® Ground - a free app on the Autodesk App Store that...

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