Slope Protection (Soil Nail / Self Drilling Anchor with Drapery System) at Kapkot Village, Bageshwar

Location: KapKot Village in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand Brief of the Problem: Destabilization of the slope material The geological profile of this region faces serious slope stability related problems that are mainly attributed to an active and diverse tectonic setting, high rates of weathering, excessive rainfall, erosion vulnerability, and steep slope cuttings. Kapkot Formation is dominantly represented…

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4 Engineering Branches That Relate to Geotechnical Engineering

The world has no shortage of engineers, but it does need people who specialize in certain areas of engineering. ‘Geoprofessions’ refer to the engineering disciplines that relate to the Earth and the environmental services applied to it. Here we are discussing four engineering branches that relate to geotechnical engineering and information about how they can be used: Environmental…

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All You Need to Know About Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical service is an interesting field that many people are curious about. Here are answers to ten of the most frequently asked and trending questions relating to geotechnical services picked by our technical staff. What does geotechnical engineering mean? Simply put, geotechnical engineering is a branch of civil engineering that deals with the engineering behaviour…

Inverted Pendulum Drilling at Subansiri Lower Dam site

Location: Gerukamukh near North Lakhimpur, Assam             Brief of the Problem: Probable Instability of Gravity Dam due to High Water Pressure The Subansiri Lower Dam officially named Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP), is an under-construction gravity dam on the Subansiri River in NorthEastern India. It is located 2.3 km (1.4 mi) upstream of Gerukamukh village in…

Slope Protection – Anchored Wall for help to Protect Global Failure of Road, Sikkim

  Location: Madhya Bharath HEP, Sikkim What: Brief of the Problem: Global Instability of Road near Dam Area National Highway 31-A runs between Siliguri and Gangtok. Construction activities for the dam lead to settlement and global failure of road parallel to it. Activities for dam construction include blasting, excavation, submergence of the region; this is in…