Optical Surveys for Geotechnical Engineering Projects Optical surveys in geotechnical monitoring are used to monitor ground, guide wall,...

Check the Global Stability of your retaining systems with DeepEX! DeepEX performs slope stability analyses according to several methods...

Geotechnical Engineering Projects Monitoring Geotechnical instrumentation refers to to the instruments used to monitor geotechnical...

Eurocode 7 design example for a simple braced excavation In order to better illustrate how EC7 procedures are applied, a simple example...

Eurocode 7 Design Procedures for Braced Excavations In 1975, the Commission of the European Community decided on an action program in the...

Simplified Bishop Method for Slope Stability The simplified Bishop method uses the method of slices to discretize the soil mass and...

CALTRANS LRFD Code - Design of a 30' Excavation Caltrans has specified it's own adaptation of AASHTO LRFD combinations. The primary...

AASHTO LRFD 2018 Bridge Design Specifications AASHTO LRFD 2018 Bridge Design Specifications utilize a number of partial safety factors on...

AASHTO LRFD Design Code AASHTO LRFD is the general governing design code for bridges and other highway structures in the United States....

Embedded Wall Design Codes Braced excavation design requires both skill and careful evaluation of many factors that can affect...

Hydraulic Heave Equations Hydraulic heave refers to the potential for soil to heave due to water seepage forces. As excavations get...

Hydraulic Heave Equations Hydraulic heave refers to the potential for soil to heave due to water seepage forces. As excavations get...

FHWA Apparent Pressures in Deep Excavations FHWA Apparent Pressure Diagrams FHWA apparent earth pressure diagrams are prescribed by the...

Apparent Pressures in Deep Excavations Apparent Lateral Earth Pressures - What is it and Why? While active and passive earth theory are...

Passive Pressures in Deep Excavations Passive Pressures - What is it and Why? When we excavate on one side of a retaining wall an...

Active Pressures in Deep Excavations Active pressures what is it and why? When we excavate on one side of a retaining wall an unbalanced...

At-Rest Pressures in Deep Excavations Soils in nature have an in-situ state of stress. This "in-situ" state of stress is commonly refered...

Lateral Earth Pressure Methods Lateral earth pressures are the primary driving factor in the design of retaining walls. Soils by the...

International Codes and Standards Deep excavations require compliance with both structural and geotechnical standards. Our DeepEX...

Finite Element Method (FEM) The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a numerical method for solving engineering problems. Over the last years,...