Landslides and slope failures resulting from disasters cause millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure each year. Following a disaster, funding for repair and restoration of infrastructure, ...

A discussion about the importance of instrumentation in geotechnical engineering would be incomplete without referring to Professor R. Peck’s landmark paper titled “Advantages and Limitations of the ...

The Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (COGGE), established in 2001, is the focal point within the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources for scientific, technical, and public-policy ...

Over the past 50 years, the mining industry has faced numerous catastrophic accidents linked to geotechnical failures, highlighting persistent risks despite advancements in safety. Ground collapses in ...

Landslide-induced tsunamis are generated when mass-scale failures, including subaerial and submarine landslides, abruptly displace water and initiate tsunami waves. These events have captured ...