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Hello Geotechnical Engineers of Planet Earth!

This weblog is a place to share knowledge and past project experiences in the field of Geotechnical Engineering with more emphasis on design and engineering analysis aspects. The ultimate goal is to create a thorough geotechnical database based on which we can adopt approaches that best suit for the needs of our projects in hand. The database is intended to include useful information about state-of-the-art design and construction approaches. It is hoped that each post triggers educating discussions amongst the weblog viewers. All posts in the site are open for discussion so feel free to share your thoughts in the comment box located under the posts.

It is to be noted that; (i) the geotechnical database discussed above is NOT fully complete yet so you may not be able to find all the information that you are looking for here. We are doing our best to improve the database to cover more geotechnical topics, and (ii) this weblog is NOT intended to become a reference Code or Standards. The weblog is just a place to share knowledge and make geotechnical data from all over the world available for the use of practicing engineers in the industry as well as in the academia.

Interview With Geo-Legends

Geotechnical Talks

Popular Computer Programs Used for Geotechnical Numerical Modeling

PLAXIS bv
PLAXIS bv is based on the finite element method and intended for 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional engineering,
FLAC
FLAC, Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua, is numerical modeling software for advanced geotechnical analysis of soil,
ABAQUS
ABAQUS is a finite element computer program that can be used for two-dimensional and three-dimensional
OPENSEES
Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (OpenSees) is a finite element program developed by McKenna

While surfing the contents of the site, keep in mind this fabulous quote from Adam Steltzner, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA:

“For us engineers we don’t get paid to do things right, we get paid to do things just right enough.”