Geothermal Engineering 5 min read
How to Read a Soil Report
Geotechnical soils reports indicate whether a particular site is suitable for the construction of a permanent or temporary structure. Most…
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Geotechnical Engineering 2 min read
East Africa devastated by floods and landslides
Buildings damaged by the flooding at Kilembe community. East Africa is currently suffering unprecedented destruction due to extreme precipitation that…
Geotechnical Engineering 2 min read
Making geotechnical engineering more sustainable
KELLER has initiated a collaboration with the University Of Surrey, in United Kingdom in search of new concepts that will make geotechnical…
Geotechnical Engineering 4 min read
Two Michigan dams breached causing extensive flooding and massive evacuations
Aerial image of Edenville dam breach. Thousands of people have been evacuated after 2 dams in Michigan breached following heavy…
Geotechnical Engineering 3 min read
A slow-moving landslide may lead to a massive tsunami in Alaska
A, recently identified, unstable slope could collapse resulting in a massive tsunami in Alaska. The slope is located in Barry…
Geotechnical Engineering 2 min read
Integrated Solar Ground Component Management
AquaSoli applies a systems approach to integrate the interdependent facets of solar ground component design, coordinating execution to ensure foundation…
Geotechnical Engineering 2 min read
Solar Foundation Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Recovering value and performance by addressing foundation failure vulnerability For commercial and utility scale facilities, the comparative costs of…
Geotechnical Engineering 8 min read
Eagle Ford Clay Wrecks House in Mansfield
Amid thousands of homes in Texas that suffer damage from expansive clay soils and arguably improper structural and geotechnical design…
Geotechnical Engineering 7 min read
How often do water supply lines or sanitary sewer lines leak?
As reported by the Austin American Statesman, during the hot drought period in 2011 in Austin, the Austin Water Utility…
Geotechnical Engineering 2 min read
The Leaning Tower of San Francisco
San Francisco, the land of leftist leaning ideology and now a leaning skyscraper. The Millennium Tower, sarcastically referred to locally…
Geotechnical Engineering 4 min read
Levee Inspections Along the Elizabeth River
Located 20 miles southwest of New York City, the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey, is situated along the Elizabeth River. For…
Geotechnical Engineering 4 min read
Conservation Spotlight: Reducing Flood Risk And Restoring Wetlands In Jamaica Bay
Located in Queens, New York on the northern shore of Jamaica Bay, Spring Creek South contains approximately 237 acres of undeveloped…
