1 Pedro Lamas, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, [email protected] Abstract The Bologna Process assigns new challenges in higher education and in geotechnical engineering courses in particular. The ECTS (European Credit Transfer System), based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a program study, implies reduction of contact hours between tea...

High transportation demand has led to widening of existing roadways to improve traffic flow. In some cases, the space available on site is limited and the construction of earth retaining walls is done in front of previously stabilized walls. This can lead to retaining wall designs that are narrower than those addressed in current design guidelines. Narrow walls are Mechanically Stabilized Earth...

The present paper provides a case study and an overview of the stability high banks bordering eastern basin largest central European lake, Lake Balaton, in Hungary. External factors such as rain, lake-water level, or pore water pressure are considered analysis. slope was assessed using two software with different approximations calculation methods. results models Plaxis Rocscience Slide2 compar...

Flood creates the most complex problems of engineering hydrology and extreme flood contains crucial risk for urban areas, infrastructure, industry agriculture. The aim this paper is to study transient flow caused by levee Filyos River. Numerical modeling based on finite element method was performed in analyses. PlaxFlow which an add-on module Plaxis 2D, used time variation seepage several point...

The foundation is the structure of lower part a building that directly related to ground or located below surface which has function bearing load other parts above it. There are various kinds dynamic capacity pile foundation, one used with field test results, namely PDA Test. purpose this research determine carrying piles using Test data then results analysis will be compared calculations Plaxi...

Deep excavation supported by vertical retaining walls together with strutting system is commonly used in Singapore for the construction of underground infrastructure. In this paper, a series numerical scenarios simulated PLAXIS software are carried out to study influence different design parameters such as pre-auger loosening effect, embedded depth wall into stiff soil layer, and elastic modulu...

The need to rebuild and upgrade old structures has grown in recent years, particularly large urban areas. These renovation activities frequently affect the structural load of building, eventually increasing loads acting on foundation. This paper illustrates a case study which cement grouting method was used improve load-carrying capability an structure's influence various key variables method, ...

Abstract By the example of one mining tailings dams on Kola Peninsula functionality its guarding dam was investigated. For this purpose, a hydrogeomechanical 3D model created, reflecting geometrical dimensions, geomechanical and hydraulic conditions operation. Using Plaxis 3D, calculations were made for 16 variants increase coefficient transverse filtration water through body. The dependences s...