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New Hydro Dams Amid Europe Power Crunch are considered by Switzerland
- Dec, 12, 2021
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News Green Infrastructure
- Switzerland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Switzerland is considering building new hydroelectric dams amid a squeeze on European energy supplies that’s caused a surge in prices. The Federal Office of Energy will meet on Monday to consider a...
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Werrington Tunnel: 'UK engineering first' underground freight route officially opens
- Dec, 08, 2021
- Tunneling Underground Structures Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics News On Events News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The rail minister has officially opened a £200m railway tunnel dubbed a "UK engineering first". The Werrington Tunnel was created by "pushing" an 11,000-tonne concrete curve under the East Coast Ma...
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Numerical Analysis and Analytical Calculations of 3D Effects on Pullout Capacity of Anchor Blocks: Case Study in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Dec, 14, 2021
- Earth Retaining Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference Retaining Walls News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
It is very common in practice that geotechnical engineers design earth retaining structures conservatively to meet serviceability and construction requirements, which undoubtedly increases a p...
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Real-Life Projects: Green Line Metro - Design of Underground Metro Stations with PLAXIS 2D
- Dec, 10, 2021
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Tel Aviv, Israel has the largest economy per capita in the Middle East. In recent years, the increasing demand for improved mobility has resulted in the fast-tracked development of the...
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How geotechnics can make life simpler, safer and more certain for infrastructure projects
- Dec, 10, 2021
- Risk & Reliability Data Management Visualization Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
For any transportation project it’s essential to have a clear view of the subsurface and any problems that may arise. What ‘lies beneath’ will invariably have a major impact on project progress and b...
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3 Advantages of Helical Tiebacks vs Conventional Grouted Tendon Methods
- Dec, 10, 2021
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Retaining Walls Foundation Design / Construction Grouting News On Products & Services
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
A comparison of CHANCE® helical tiebacks, a pre-engineered mechanical anchoring system for permanent and temporary shoring, versus the conventional grouted tendon methods. CHANCE® helical tiebacks a...
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A landslide warning system: India says it's working with UK on prototype
- Dec, 06, 2021
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Seismic Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in collaboration with the British Geological Survey (BGS) under the National Environmental Research Council (UK) funded, multi-consortium LANDSLIP project has dev...
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North American City Strengthens Riverbank Slope Stability Using PLAXIS
- Dec, 01, 2021
- Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
The following was prepared by a Bentley Expert and first presented by Virtuosity. A city’s engineering department engaged Bentley’s geotechnical analysis team to train their staff to design a 3D...
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Bentley YII 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure: Finalists in Geotechnical Engineering Project Delivery
- Nov, 29, 2021
- Data Management Dam Engineering Engineering Geology Foundation Design / Construction Geomorphology Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Visualization News On Awards News On Events News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Finalists in this industry category demonstrate excellence and significant digital advancements. Under each finalist, you will find the link to the corresponding video presentation to learn more and...
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Column Resolution Impacts on 3D Open Pit Stability
- Nov, 02, 2021
- Slope Stability Analysis Slope Stability Mining Landslides Engineering Geology News On Publications News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
In this paper, Bentley Systems specialists Marina Trevizolli, Murray Fredlund, and Hai Hua Lu illustrate the importance of using 3D limit equilibrium (LE) analysis for complex open pit sidewalls, w...
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