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Professor Charles Ng elected as ISSMGE President 2017 – 2021 at the Seoul Council Meeting!
ISSMGE news
18 Sep 2017
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Lecture on Climate Change: Impacts and Challenges for Geotechnical Engineers now available on video
Philippe L Bourdeau news
20 Aug 2017
The 15th G.A. Leonards Lecture on CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS AND CHALLENGES FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS, by PROFESSOR PATRICIA CULLIGAN, is now available in video. Presentation documents from the Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop on Climate Change and Geotechnical Engineering have also been posted on the PGS Web site. To access, go to the PGS Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/PGS or use directly the links below. Leonards Lecture video: Leonards Lecture slides: https://engineering.purdue.edu/PGS/past-events/2017/Culligan-Leonards-Lecture-2017-Slides.pdf PGS Workshop presentations: https://engineering.purdue.edu/PGS/past-events/2017/PGS-2017-Workshop-Program.pdf The PGS is also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Purdue_PGS
Read MoreConference on "Stützmauern" 26th October 2017 in Bern
Swiss Geotechnical Association event
12 Sep 2017
Fall Conference on "Stützmauern" 26th October 2017 in Bern together with VSS. Please register by 5th October on www.vss.ch. Information on www.geotechnik-schweiz.ch
Read MoreAnnouncing the Publication of the 2017 Geotechnical Business Directory
ARGO-E GROUP news
06 Oct 2017
We are excited to announce the publication of the 2017 Geotechnical Business Directory. The directory is published with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical...
Read MoreWe present you the results of the "Geotechnical Business Confidence Survey" by GeoWorld, for the 3nd quarter of 2017!
Geoengineer.org news
06 Oct 2017
GeoWorld is pleased to announce the results of the third quarter of its Geotechnical Business Confidence Index. The Geotechnical Business Confidence Index is derived based on the responses of g...
Read MoreHelpful guides for determining what equipment you will need for specific ASTM tests.
Humboldt Mfg. Co. news
05 Oct 2017
Humboldt has developed useful guides that will assist you in determining what equipment you will need for specific ASTM tests quickly and easily. ASTM has partnered with the global construction...
Read MoreMexico gets hit again by deadly M7.1 earthquake
Geoengineer.org news
05 Oct 2017
The 7.1- magnitude quake occurred around 1pm local time last Tuesday, causing a heavy, prolonged shaking in the capital, Mexico City, and the surrounding areas. The damage was severe, with numerou...
Read MorePhD opening at WSU on Stabilization of Unsaturated Slopes
Idil Deniz Akin news
02 Sep 2017
I am currently looking for a highly motivated PhD student to work on stabilization of unsaturated slopes using bio-cementation.
Read MoreGeopier’s ground improvement project for NASA is being featured in the 2017 Geotechnical Business Directory
Geopier Foundations news
05 Oct 2017
Geopier and GeoWorld cooperated in order to promote the company's amazing project in NASA through the 2017 Geotechnical Business Directory! National Aeronautics and Space Administ...
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2018 Geo-Challenge Competition Rules Published
Geoengineer.org GeoWall 2018
10 Oct 2017
2018 Geo-Challenge Competition Rules Posted | http://www.mygeoworld.com/groups/geo-challenge/discussions/2018-geowall-rules | Join Geo-Challenge group
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Geoworld has now over 7,000 active members listed worldwide
Geoengineer.org news
22 Aug 2017
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International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake engineering
Sitharam T g news
22 Jun 2017
Indexed Journal in Scopus, Google Scholarm Cabell's Directory, INSPEC, JournalTOCS, Standrad Periodical Directory, Mediafinder, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory https://www.igi-global.com/jou...
Read MoreKaikoura Earthquake responsible for “slow motion” quakes in New Zealand
Geoengineer.org news
06 Oct 2017
The 7.8 magnitude quake that hit New Zealand's South Island in November 2016, is responsible for a series of large slow slip events, according to a new study led by scientists at the Universit...
Read MoreISSMGE News & Information Circular - October 2017 Published
ISSMGE news
04 Oct 2017
ISSMGE News & Information Circular - October 2017 | https://www.issmge.org/news/issmge-news-information-circular-october-2017
Read MoreAftermath of the earthquake that hit Vrisa in July
Dimitrios Zekkos news
18 Jul 2017
Photos taken last week during our expedition at the village of Vrisa that was devastated during the Lesvos earthquake of June 12 2017 in Greece. Many (if not all) of the historical buildings were hea...
Read MoreFailing Dam forces mass evacuation in Puerto Rico
Geoengineer.org news
05 Oct 2017
About 70,000 people in northwestern Puerto Rico were ordered to evacuate on Friday, September 21, after Hurricane Maria caused damage to the Guajataca Dam, putting it in the imminent danger of col...
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Compacted clays
Q&A
Yoshi Kin
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- 28 Jun 2017
Hi, does anyody has good references about the behaviour of compacted overconsolidated unsaturated clays?
I have done some unconfined compression tests in undisturbed and remolded samples (90% compaction) and the results are interesting: the unconfined compressive strenght and the secant modulus (E50) are much higher for the remolded samples. If this is true, I would like to use compacted clays for supporting low loaded structures.
Any information or input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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Dimitrios Zekkos
- 05 Jul 2017
Hi Yoshi,
you are right that there is not much info available on the behavior of the compacted clays in-situ. We recenty published the attached paper on the in-situ dynamic properties of compacted clays. Overall, our assessment was that indeed the behavior of compacted clays is different than what is typically assumed. It is not exactly what you are looking for as the focus is on dynamic properties of the compacted soils, but I thought it is relevant to the big picture of the field behavior of compacted clays. Regards, Dimitrios
I posted the paper here for you:
Yoshi Kin
- 06 Jul 2017
Professor Zekkos, Thank you for your reply and the reference paper. I will take a look at it and let me contact you if I have any further questions. Thank you again for your support.
Retaining wall - Acceleration-time history
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Yadata Bekele Balcha
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- 05 Sep 2017
How do I apply an acceleration-time history in an analysis of a seismic response of a retaining wall using FLAC 2D (geotechnical software)?
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Log Software
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Avishek Shrestha
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- 04 Oct 2017
Can anyone suggest me a software that allows to keep a database of boring logs and be able to generate cross-section from them? Also, I'd like to share the data online, so that anyone can access it.
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Sally Simpson
- 05 Oct 2017
You may want to look at Bentley’s gINT software or Keynetix’s HoleBase SI.
Avishek Shrestha
- 06 Oct 2017
@Sally Simpson .... Thank you so much for the information. I will look into it.
Ansis Guslens
- 15 Jul 2019
Try LOGitEASY - web-based field logging (for tablets) and boring log software, allowing to generate boring logs and geologic cross sections online. LOGitEASY eForm is based on and follows USCS Soil Classification Standard and is available in Free and Premium plans.
Tailing Dams Design
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Samson Shumba
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- 05 Aug 2017
Is there anyone with the manuals for the design of tailing dams? I am failing to get the design manuals. My email is [email protected].
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Bearing capacity
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Samson Shumba
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- 05 Aug 2017
What is the correlation of bearing capacity of a soil to the shear strength and penetration test for accurate determinations?
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The 15th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
ISSMGE event
06 Oct 2017
The 15th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics | https://www.issmge.org/events/the-15th-international-conference-of-international-asso...
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