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Why Run PLAXIS 3D Analysis?
- Jun, 07, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Seismic Slope Stability Liquefaction Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Levees Mining Slope Stability Analysis Soil Behavior Modeling Tunneling Underground Structures Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Most geotechnical engineers use FEA software packages for their geotechnical design. It is especially useful for performance-based design or in situations when strong structure interaction is taking...
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2D or 3D LE? That is the Question - Yeager Airport Case Study
- Jun, 02, 2021
- Earth Retaining Structures Mechanically Stabilized Earth (Mse) Walls Geosynthetics For Reinforcement Geosynthetics Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
When is 2D slope stability analysis sufficient and when should 3D analysis be used in conjunction with 2D analysis? In Rocscience' February’s newsletter, a case study was highlighted of a 72-meter...
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PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V21 Upgrade Information
- Mar, 03, 2021
- Retaining Walls Shallow Foundations Deep Foundations Geothermal Geosynthetics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Finite Element / Finite Difference Rock Engineering Slope Stability Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics Tunneling Underground Structures News On Products & Services Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Analysis
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With the introduction of PLAXIS 2D/3D CONNECT Edition V21, Bentley Systems have made some changes to the licensing system to offer more streamlined access to their newest, most advanced capabilities....
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Developing Safe Mine Re-Entry Plans Using RS2: Case Study
- Jan, 21, 2021
- Finite Element / Finite Difference Slope Stability Analysis Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
Developing Safe Mine Re-Entry Plans Using RS2 It would be a perfect world if slope failure didn’t need to be on an engineer’s mind. However, even with advanced technology like radar monitoring and s...
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3D Seepage and Stability Analysis on Oroville Dam, Tallest Earthen Embankment Dam in United States: Finalist of Bentley's YII Geotechnical Engineering Awards
- Nov, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Software News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Analysis Geomorphology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Oroville Dam is the tallest earth dam in the United States, rising up to 770 feet, and is the key element in California’s State Water Project. The dam is almost 40 years old, however, and the last tw...
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SoilVision CONNECT Edition V10 Update 1
- Jan, 23, 2020
- Slope Stability Analysis Retaining Walls Earth / Rockfill Dams Mining Tailings Dams News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
SoilVision is known for market-leading slope stability, unsaturated seepage, stress/deformation, freeze/thaw, and soil properties database software. The software is utilized in the mining, infrastruc...
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Dam Vaiont Failure
- Jul, 24, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Analysis Dam Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Analysis
- Monte Toc, Erto e Casso, PN, Italia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The failure of the dam Vaiont is a catastrophic event not due to structural failure of the arched double curvature dam, but in a huge landslide slope of a flood basin. Despite the fact that in the are...
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A mobile application for geologic hazards?
- Mar, 21, 2014
- News On Products & Services Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability
- Taipei City, Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With 55% of its terrain located on areas prone to landslides, the Geotechnical Engineering Office of Taipei City Government, launched a mobile application providing its 2.7 million citizens acces...
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