One of the most famous monuments in the United States is, without a doubt, the Golden Gate Bridge, but do you know everything behind such a distinguished bridge? This great…
Introduction Engineering on rock slopes has been a debatable topic for years partly due to the limited number of rock engineers in the civil/ geotechnical engineering industry and the lack…
Introduction Reflection seismic is one of the fundamental ways of imaging the subsurface from a geological perspective. 2D and 3D seismic data is a major source of information in the…
Cathedrals are one of the most important representations of the architectural art trough out the history of civilizations. Imposing constructions of stone built as temples all over the map. Most…
The Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial is one of the best-known monuments in Spain, but do you know how was its construction process? Who built it and what’s the…
Introduction Modelling of soil behavior in geotechnical problems have been generally solved by the principles of linear elasticity (Hooke’s Law) or perfect plasticity (Coulomb’s Law) due to the simplicity of…
Introduction One of the most important tasks of a tunneling/mining professional is to develop construction and ground support methods that achieve safe underground excavations. Safety must be guaranteed not only…
