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…
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…
The Case of Millennium Tower The 58-story Millennium Tower is the tallest residential building in San Francisco. The US$350 million project was designed by Handel Architects and constructed by Webcor Builders. The 645 feet skyscraper constructed between 2005 to 2008 was found to be sinking and tilting in 2016. Subsequently, the City of San Francisco…
Cable anchor/ Pre-stressed cable anchor/ Ground anchor has many uses in civil engineering. In geotechnical applications, it is known as a ground anchor or earth anchor or mechanical anchor. It is an active in-situ soil reinforcement technique. It may be driven by the impact on the ground or in a screw fashion. In soil engineering, they are mainly…
