Geotechnics and Structures (GEST)

Geotechnics and Structures (GEST) group at @EngineeringNCL . We deal with the fundamental concepts of material behaviour, construction and design technology

[Emerald Sustainable Structures and Infrastructures @EmeraldSustSI]

This blog by Dr Haoyu Huang @EngineeringNCL & Prof Wen-Shao Chang @unilincoln explores innovative methods to strengthen #timberstructures – protecting #historicbuildings & advancing eco-friendly #construction. Read it here https://t.co/1COFCErKip #SmartCitiesAI

[Prof Hayley J. Fowler @HayleyJFowler]

Sign up for @anushashah1's public lecture this Thursday @UniofNewcastle Curtis Auditorium at 5.30pm "Making connections for a nature- and people-positive world" at https://t.co/IhreyqFtcq or call 0191 208 6136. I am chairing!

[BGA @BritishGeotech]

63rd Rankine Lecture by Professor Kenichi Soga...

🟢 Event Date - 19th March 2025
🟢 Time - 5.30pm - 7.30pm
🟢 Venue - The Great Hall, Sherfield Building, Imperial College London,

Full details here - https://t.co/Hbxyci1rkS

#BGA

[National Green Infrastructure Facility @NGIF_UK]

Read about our latest project, led by research student Madeleine Tate, on combatting excess storm water in residential areas using #SuDS Planters: https://t.co/mickRDf8SZ

[The Geological Society @GeolSoc]

Have you been thinking about registering for the Planetary Geoscience Conference? Registration is OPEN and is free for members of the Geological Society! https://t.co/g4IdoNr9pF

#GeoFutures24 #PlanetaryScience #PlanetaryGeoscience #Geoscience #Geology #EarthScience

[The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education @QEdPrizes]

Our CEO Nichola Tasker is touring the North East visiting universities and colleges - including 2023 Prize-winners @UniofNewcastle and their flagship water security research programme. Pictured here with Newcastle professors @profrichdawson and @clwnewc. #QAPrizes

[Engineering at Newcastle @EngineeringNCL]

Academic colleagues in @engineeringncl have developed a new model to significantly improve the prediction of life-threatening flash flooding.
Read the full article here:⤵️ https://t.co/n4S8jjFkNl

[Engineering at Newcastle @EngineeringNCL]

Welcome to prospective students and parents attending our September Open Day! A full atrium for our first Engineering session in the Stephenson Building this morning 😀

#nclvisit @Sage_NCL

[Ground Engineering @GE_magazine]

Coal Authority investigates whether M80 subsidence is linked to old mine shaft

The @CoalAuthority is carrying out ground investigations at the site of a significant subsidence incident on a slip road off the M80 motorway south of Bannockburn in Scotland.

https://t.co/I9XY8zY7rr

[Engineering at Newcastle @EngineeringNCL]

Happy International Women in Engineering Day! We're proud of our incredible community of women in engineering 🌟 #INWED24 #WomenInEngineering

[Ground Engineering @GE_magazine]

Wyoming landslide likely triggered by ‘soil saturation from rapid snowmelt’

A #landslide in Wyoming that caused a road to “catastrophically” fail was likely caused by soil saturation from rapid snowmelt due to warmer than average spring temperatures.

https://t.co/XxmLSksBaa

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 6 of the MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering field trip to France and we are using our field data collection skills to assess the stability of a rock slope with some interesting features. Plus time to squeeze in one more dam.
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 5 of the MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University field trip and we are picking up on lessons learned yesterday to map another very large landslide with some different features and issues.
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 4 of the MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University and it’s been a hot day mapping a landslide. Students learn to identify and record the clues showing past, continuing and potential for future movement in the slope.
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 3 of our MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University field trip and we are mapping discontinuities with a view to assessing stability of the road cutting.
Newcastle University
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 2 of our MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University international field trip and it’s all about rock mass classification in the context of tunnels. How big a span is feasible?
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Day 1 of our MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University field trip to the south of France. Assessing the Malpasset dam failure. Looking at how the dam interacted with the rock mass.
@GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL

[Colin Davie @ColinTDavie]

Warming up for the MSc in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | Newcastle University residential field trip with a look over @GEST_NCL @EngineeringNCL’s full scale research embankment and a trip down the Yorkshire coast looking at slope stability in glacial tills.

[Richard Davies @PlymUniVC]

Newcastle University announces scholarship schemes to extend support to international students https://t.co/g0MvGD1H1N

[Geotechnics and Structures (GEST) @GEST_NCL]

A great day of talking #Geotechnics and #Structures on the banks of the Tyne @EngineeringNCL