The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Software Directory (GGSD) catalogues 1605 programs in the fields of geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, engineering geology, foundation engineering,...

Case Western Reserve University (CWRS) has issued this site which contains brief descriptions and a few pictures of the machines used to study soil characteristics at the CWRS soil dynamics lab. Most of the information...

Guidelines for evaluating liquefaction hazards in Nevada and when to perform analysis. Contains information on screening investigations for liquefaction potential, information on how to evaluate liquefaction potential...

How does a seismograph work? What is the Richter scale? These questions, and many more, are answered by this page, published by HowSuffWorks, Inc. The pages not only examines these issues, but it also provides images...

This article briefly describes the in-situ shear vane test, including images and typical results. This procedure tests the undrained shear strength of soil. Procedures of the test are not outlined, but a general overview...