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Retaining structures remediation methods
Retaining structures remediation methods
April 3, 2020Retaining structures are used to retain soil or rock mass. They are commonly used to retain changes of ground elevation and buttress the toe of slopes. There are several types of retaining structures: Gravity retaining walls Cantilever retaining walls Anchored and reinforced soil structures Gabion retaining walls Collapse of a retaining structure Total collapses of […]
Ancient Roman roads – a monument to history and road construction
Ancient Roman roads – a monument to history and road construction
March 26, 2020The ancient Romans were famous builders. They left behind them many bridges, canals, stone-paved roads and other engineering masterpieces all throughout the Roman Empire. The vast Roman Empire boasted a very large and extensive network of roads. It is estimated that the roads in the network were more than 400,000 km long and that over […]
Terramesh system – Reinforced soil retaining structure
Terramesh system – Reinforced soil retaining structure
March 19, 2020The Terramesh system is one of the systems used in the construction of reinforced soil retaining structures. Reinforced soil retaining structures are executed by combining the embankment behind the front side of the retaining structure with tensile elements such as geomesh, hexagonal mesh, traps, etc. This type of structure is stable thanks to the interaction […]
Landslide mapping using Remote Sensing
Landslide mapping using Remote Sensing
March 13, 2020Landslides are phenomena that occur as a result of sliding processes. In some cases, landslides can also occur after other types of movement which occur either immediately after a breakdown or later, when a mass moves down a slope, as a consequence of the changes in the properties of the triggered material. Landslide mapping methods […]
GIS system application in business planning
GIS system application in business planning
February 25, 2020Regardless of the type of data, objects and activities one is working with, the easiest way to manage and organize them is by using a system. In the case of business and spatial planning, the most useful is the geographic information system, or GIS. Although all systems involve connecting activities and objects that serve a […]
Three-dimensional numerical analysis – Plaxis 3D
Three-dimensional numerical analysis – Plaxis 3D
February 14, 2020It seems almost unimaginable today to conduct a problem analysis and structure calculation in geotechnical engineering without the use of numerical modeling. The use of advanced numerical methods, such as the finite element method, allows us to carry out complex analyses that help us describe soil behavior and structure, as well as their interaction. Because […]