This blogpost shares a few tips about modelling from personal experience

Explaining the observational method in plain and understandable language

Peat is generally considered as highly problematic and one of the least wanted soil types you want your foundation to be in. It is an...

This blog post explains the ‘reverse’, ‘sideways’ and ‘inclined’ bearing capacity problems.

Ground water is a matter unique to geotechnical engineers

soil acts as a sponge, in that it pushes out water when squeezed, and sucks in water when let go

the ultimate failure of foundations is a lot more complicated to understand

Instrumentation and monitoring is an essential link of risk management in the cycle of design and construction

The Mohr-Coulomb theory is perhaps the most widely used model in practical engineering for simulating soil behaviour

groundwater is a thorny problem for almost all underground constructions

the ‘premortem’ is an extremely useful management tool that can be equally applied to the way of us approaching engineering issues

Rock is a natural material and its behaviour isn’t as easy to grasp as an engineered material with well-defined properties such as...

Whether the small and shallow foundation gives the design a ‘pass’ or not depends mainly on two criteria: resistance and settlement.

Atterberg limits – a theory to describe how watery the soil is

the membrane is a delicate thing and requires a lot of careful detailing and handling.

this blog continues on the thread to talk about lateral earth pressure

What causes the foundation of a structure to settle? This blog explains the reasons from a soil engineering perspective.

Reliability is the consistency in performance. This is typically a much desired thing generally in life

The design of underground structures, requires a process called ‘soil-structure interaction’.

I believe it is essential for engineers to develop the habit of zooming out from their routine designs and re-think at a higher level of...