Oasys Giraphe geotechnical graphing tool launches

Software allows users to create geotechnical graph outputs using data from Seequent’s OpenGround The post Oasys Giraphe geotechnical graphing tool launches appeared first on AEC Magazine.

Urgent repairs shut railway line between Tonbridge and Redhill until mid-April

Geotechnical specialists have conducted a thorough assessment of the embankment under the railway between Tonbridge in Kent and Redhill in Surrey as part of emergency repairs at the site. The post Urgent repairs shut railway line between Tonbridge and Redhill until mid-April appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

In pictures | White Cliffs of Dover stabilisation project underway

Geotechnical engineering specialist CAN has begun essential stabilisation works at the iconic White Cliffs of Dover. The post In pictures | White Cliffs of Dover stabilisation project underway appeared first on Construction Management.

New leadership for Bauer Technologies

Geotechnical contractor Bauer Technologies has appointed John Theos and Paul Doyle as joint managing directors.

Ohio State Gets New and Improved 200-Meter Indoor Track with Help from an Advanced Polymer from NCFI Geotechnical

HOUSTON, TX—Track and Field at Ohio State’s French Field House needed a major facelift to be ready to compete in the upcoming NCAA season. “The university’s 200-meter indoor track needed serious repair,” says Joe Work, owner of the Cleveland-based company, Mr. Level. “At some point in time, every track in the US faces problems from sub-surface […]

Practical Engineering - Why Buildings Need Foundations, 04012022

What is a foundation and why do all structures need one? If all the earth was solid rock, life would be a lot simpler, but maybe a lot less interesting too. It is both a gravitational necessity and a source of job stability to structural and geotechnical engineers that all construction - great and small - sits upon the ground. And the ways in which we accomplish such a seemingly unexceptional feat are full of fascinating and unexpected details.

TED Ed (Animation) - Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? 03122019

In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa’s famous Leaning Tower. There’d been many attempts during its 800 year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation. The tower would topple if it reached an angle of 5.44 degrees— and it was currently leaning at 5.5. What gives the tower its infamous tilt? Alex Gendler explores the monument's history.

Free Documentary - China's Mega Projects - China's Tallest Building: Shanghai Tower, 08102021

A skyscraper with a concept of environmental protection rises from the ground. "Shanghai Center" is one of those super constructs in the field of engineering. After its completion, it becomes the tallest building in China, at 632 meters, as well as a new landmark in Shanghai. This "dragon-shaped” skyscraper, with an environmentally innovative mandate, is through and through a scientific and technological marvel using breakthrough design and functionality