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The Art of Geotechnical Engineering | Insights from a Principal Engineer

Blog - Workplace

A principal geotechnical engineer at SRK Consulting South Africa shares insights into their dynamic work environment, emphasizing the unique benefits of being part of an employee-owned, specialist consulting firm.

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Balancing Innovation and Collaboration at SRK

Blog - Workplace

Ed Saunders, a principal rock mechanics consultant, highlights the dynamic and collaborative environment at SRK Consulting, where innovation and cross-disciplinary teamwork enhance both professional and personal growth.

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Geo-Congress 2024

Event - Vancouver, Canada

Bridging Government, Industry, and Academia for Resilient Mega-Communities

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Grant Macfarlane

Consultant - Johannesburg, South Africa

Grant has over 37 years in engineering geology and geotechnical engineering.

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Armstrong Promoted to Director at SRK

Press Release

SRK Consulting has appointed partner and principal geologist (geotechnical) Robert Armstrong as a director in its South African Consulting Practice. Armstrong has been with the company since 2001 as a student geologist. He has been involved in geotechnical projects throughout Africa and in countries including Argentina, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Iran, and Australia. His expertise covers slope design, the collection and reviewing of geotechnical data, geotechnical slope

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Numerical Study of Moist Tamping and End Platens Lubrication Effect on Undrained Triaxial Test of a Sand

Event - United Kingdom

This technical presentation evaluates the effects of void ratio non-uniformities and the lubrication of end platens on the undrained triaxial compression behaviour of a sand. Our team conducted a comprehensive numerical investigation, modelling sixteen cases using the NorSand constitutive model with varying lubrication conditions and pre-shearing void ratio distributions.

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Flow Liquefaction and Large Deformation Analysis in a Tailings Dam Using MPM and Critical State-Based Material Modelling

Event - United Kingdom

This presentation explores the capabilities of the Material Point Method (MPM) and a critical state-compatible, bounding surface plasticity model for sands to simulate the flow liquefaction phenomenon and the subsequent runout distance following a tailings dam failure.

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Ignacio Ezama

Consultant - Salta, Argentina

Ignacio is a civil engineer with a solid knowledge of geomechanics and wide experience in the development of geotechnical solutions in site-based and desktop applications.

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Improvements in Rock Engineering Reduce Accidents

William Joughin, Andrew van Zyl - November 2020

Publication - Article

Rock-related accidents have reduced significantly in recent decades, owing to incremental improvements in rock engineering practice, says independent consulting firm of engineers and scientists SRK Consulting chairperson William Joughin.

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Gerhard Keyter

Consultant - Johannesburg, South Africa

Gerhard is a civil engineer who has specialized in geotechnical engineering in civil engineering and mining.

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