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Bear Creek Dam Dewatering and Excavation Support Project

Keller performed construction dewatering and excavation support during the Bear Creek Dam remediation program. Bear Creek Dam, a 68-foot-high earthen structure with a crest length of 1385 feet, retai...

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Worsening condition of Bologna’s “leaning tower” to require €20 million restoration work

Things for Bologna’s leaning Garisenda Tower appear to have taken a turn for the worse, according to a 27-page report released by the scientific committee that has been monitoring it since 2019. Fur...

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The leaning tower of Bologna closes amid settlement concerns

Bologna’s leaning 48-meter tall Garisenda Tower was closed during the weekend, after worrying movement was monitored by scientists of the University of Bologna. The Garisenda tower is part of the ci...

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PLAXIS 2023.2 New release is out!

This latest release solidifies Seequent's Connected Geotechnical Workflow, reducing the need for duplicate entry of data across several software packages. Other functionality adds more geotechnical c...

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Automating the analysis of 160 ground improvement designs with PLAXIS

WSP, using the automation capability of PLAXIS together with Python, found the right ground improvement solution, from more than 160 different design combinations, for the Stephenson Avenue phase 2 e...

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Canada Local First Nation business partners with engineering company on railway spring drain product

A Local First Nation Indigenous company in Canada has announced its licensing agreement with an engineering firm on the production, installation, sales, and training services of spring drains. The...

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Rocscience | Ground Improvement Just Got Better with Settle3's New Advanced Staging of Stone Columns

When it comes to ground improvement, installing stone columns often requires testing out different soil model designs and analysis to find the best-suited solution. This back-and-forth process can re...

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Advanced Techniques with 3D FEA and Satellite Remote Sensing (InSAR) Integration Case Study

This case study demonstrates how Finite Element Method (FEM) analyses, combined with InSAR remote sensing monitoring, helped to complete an embankment project on soft ground and peat, safely and cost...

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Landslide of under-construction active strand-tieback wall in Antioquia, Colombia

A landslide occurred southwest of Antioquia, Colombia on Sunday March 12. An active strand-tieback wall was under construction on the slope at the time of failure and, as can be seen from the video...

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PLAXIS 2023.1 New release is out!

The latest releases of PLAXIS marks our definitive transition to becoming part of Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, with some minor cosmetic changes and a change to the version numbering. Ben...

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