February 23, 2022
Rock at depth is subjected to stresses resulting from the weight of the overlying strata and from locked-in stresses of tectonic origin. When an..
February 9, 2022
Rock masses are characterized by the existence of distributed joints. The mechanical properties of jointed rock masses are strongly dependent on the..
January 19, 2022
Estimation of the support required to stabilize a tunnel excavation, especially in the vicinity of the face, is essentially a four-dimensional..
June 30, 2021
A well-known engineering challenge in the framework of finite element (FE) analysis-based design is the large number of input factors involved in..
June 17, 2021
Numerical analysis is a valuable tool to support the decision-making process in geotechnical design. Such analyses might still remain excessively..
June 15, 2021
Located on Hong Kong Island, the Western Island Line is a fully underground railway that alleviates heavy traffic congestion in the western district...
June 15, 2021
PLAXIS 3D is a very powerful tool that can provide extremely valuable information to geotechnical engineers, but did you know there are some insider..
June 2, 2021
The problem of changing water conditions is omnipresent in geotechnical engineering. Groundwater is systematically found beneath the Earth's surface..
May 19, 2021
The problem of analyzing and designing deep foundations is relevant to many civil engineering structures, because we are commonly and frequently..
May 5, 2021
Soil-structure interaction is a crucial aspect for both geotechnical and structural fields. There is always an interaction between a structure and..