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  • How to deal with cone formation at crown to SPL of a tunnel having depth of about 9-10m during progressive excavation ?? Various measures like rock bo…
        Last answered 20/07/2025 23:08 by SAILENDRA SINGH BARIHA

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  • 1. The large-scale slope stability check is acceptable. 2. Why is there displacement at the heel of the retaining wall? 3. Although overall…
        Last answered 19/07/2025 16:41 by Dr. Demba Jarju

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  • Is there any agency who are performing field large scale direct shear test on rock fill materials in India.
        Last answered 19/07/2024 03:01 by Rahul Sharma

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  • I have a question related to point movement simulation by load multiplier. i would like to know according to whar the multipier will be assigned to th…
        Last answered 17/11/2023 06:32, updated: 15/12/2023 07:22 by Lojain Suliman

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  • It is a general practice to carryout Point load test for 2-3 specimens retreived from Pile bores and convert to UCS and evaluate the socketing depths …
        Last answered 23/03/2023 15:57, updated: 09/09/2023 10:56 by David Nutakor

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  • I have seen in various standards, the stress rate for UCS test of rock to be ranging from 0.5 to 1 MPa/s ? Can the test be done based on basis of stra…
        Asked 05/04/2022 02:45 by Avishek Shrestha

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  • Please can someone assist me with GIS water project? It's for academic purposes
        Asked 08/12/2021 04:32, updated: 08/12/2021 04:33 by Simbarashe Thondhlana

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  • Dear GeoWorld community I want to create a 3D Finite Element model in PLAXIS3D based on a fairly detailed UAV mapping of a slope. To reduce the siz…
        Last answered 20/07/2021 08:07, updated: 09/09/2023 10:56 by Micha Van der Sloot

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  • Hello! I have intermediate knowledge of Python and have mostly used Python for Data Science. I would like to know how can I utilize Python in …
        Last answered 11/02/2021 07:44, updated: 09/09/2023 10:55 by Eric Woon

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  • Dears. Anyone have a software for rocfall?  In the possible different a rocfall software (rocscience). Thanks. 
        Last answered 04/11/2020 02:34, updated: 09/09/2023 10:38 by David Nutakor

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