Geotechnical Engineering and Science

29/11/2023

We are hiring: assistant professor of geotechnical engineering please see the link below:

https://www.employment.mtu.edu/en-us/job/493422/assistant-professor-geotechnical-engineering

11/06/2022

Going back 😀

23/12/2021

A Retaining wall of an excavation failed after rain in . Fortunately, engineers noticed the surface cracks before the failure and evacuated the area. Therefore, there were no casualties.
Original post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6879056914861301762

10/11/2021

Overall slope collapse occurred today on the East wall of the Ministro hale open pit mine in Chile. According to the official press release from Codelco, the collapse was anticipated thanks to the analysis of monitoring data carried out by the local geotech staff. No injuries thanks to the timely closure of the area potentially affected by the failure.
Original post: https://lnkd.in/dJqjTiMR

04/11/2021

Underwater visible in bathymetry offshore .
Original post: https://twitter.com/judithgeology/status/1455783215419969540?s=21

25/09/2021

Retaining Structures This blog provides some fundamental concepts related to the design of retaining structures.

25/09/2021

08/07/2021

Green caves Lanzarote (locally known as “Cueva de los Verdes”…
This is not a mine or a karstification…..it is a lava tube:
The lava tube formed after the eruption of the volcano La Corona 3 to 4 thousand years ago.
The top of the lava stream cooled down and solidified into a crust while the inside was still flowing. Later the stream drained leaving only the crust.
More info: https://www.zigzagonearth.com/green-caves-lanzarote-cueva-de-los-verdes/

26/05/2021

Our team from recently conducted a geophysical survey around a sinkhole caused by an abandoned gypsum mine in
Here is the link to an interview I did about the survey:

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/montana-tech-professor-says-surface-water-led-to-hideaway-hills-sinkhole/article_414c8005-1f05-5c02-b24a-aff2b6c8f4f3.html

@ Blackhawk, South Dakota

05/05/2021

🥺😮hope everyone is ok

02/05/2021

The ground motion visualization videos showing the waves from all 3 M5+ earthquakes that occurred April, 29, 2021 off the coast of Oregon:

These GMV's videos are created based on real seismic data. Each dot is a seismic station; when the ground moves up the dot turns red, when the ground moves down the dot turns blue.

These earthquakes occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone. This area often experiences M5+ earthquakes.

The waves from the 1st earthquake (M5.4) are followed quickly by the waves from the 2nd earthquake (M5.2). Near the end of the video the waves from the 3rd earthquake (M5.3) are visible.

Source: https://twitter.com/iris_epo/status/1388163755813527560?s=21

More info: https://ds.iris.edu/ds/products/gmv/