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DEEP EXCAVATION BLOG - NEWS AND ARTICLES
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Articles and News
BEYOND THE HEADLINES: IN-DEPTH NEWS ANALYSIS
Revisiting the Lodalen Slide
A Forensic Slope Stability Analysis Using the Morgenstern-Price and FEM Methods Abstract: The 1954 Lodalen landslide, documented by...
Understanding Wall-to-Wall Interaction in Deep Excavation Systems
Passive Pressure Interference and Impact Load Modeling in DeepEX In deep excavation projects where multiple retaining walls are used—such...
Why Now Is the Time to Get DeepEX
Unlock faster design, safer construction, and a competitive edge in geotechnical engineering If you're a geotechnical or structural...
DeepFND For EU Engineers
A Comprehensive Deep Foundation Design Solution for Eurocode-Based Projects For engineers and consultants across Europe, navigating the...
DeepFND For US Engineers
The All-in-One Deep Foundation Design Software with U.S. Standards When it comes to deep foundation projects, U.S. engineers face a range...
DeepEX for Australian and New Zealand Engineers
Design Smarter and Stay Code-Compliant with Deep Excavation and Tunnel Projects For engineers working on complex geotechnical and...
Deep Excavation Software for Canada
CSA Code-Compliant Deep Excavation and Tunnel Design at Your Fingertips Designing safe, efficient, and cost-effective deep excavations in...
Case Study: Time History Seismic Analysis of a TBM Tunnel
TBM Tunnel with Segmental Linings - Time History Analysis with DeepEX In this case study, we explore the seismic response of a tunnel...
DeepEX vs. RetainEX
Which Software is Right for You? At Deep Excavation LLC, we offer two specialized tools for geotechnical wall design: DeepEX, our...
DeepEX 3D Frame vs. 3D FEM – What's the Difference?
From 2D Sections to Full 3D Modeling & FEM Design With DeepEX, engineers can seamlessly transition from 2D to 3D modeling using powerful,...
DeepEX 2D – The Core of Your Deep Excavation Design Workflow
Powerful 2D Analysis. Seamless Expansion. DeepEX 2D is the starting point of the DeepEX software suite—designed for fast, reliable, and...
DeepEX vs QuayWalls
Choosing the Right Tool for Your Wall Design Projects When it comes to designing quay walls, shoring systems, and deep excavations, using...
Introducing RetainEX
The Ultimate Retaining Wall Design Software! We are excited to introduce RetainEX , our brand-new software solution tailored specifically...
The Ultimate Deep Foundation Design Software for Engineers in Canada - DeepFND
A Smarter Way to Design Deep Foundations As an engineer in Canada , you know that deep foundation design is more than just...
Eurocode-Compliant Deep Excavation Design Software
Design Faster, Smarter, and with Full Eurocode Compliance with DeepEX If you’re an engineer working on deep excavation and foundation...
U.S. Structural Codes & Load Combinations in DeepEX
The Ultimate Software for U.S. Engineers and Contractors in Deep Excavation and Tunnel Design For geotechnical and structural engineers...
Deep Foundation Design Software for Engineers in Australia and New Zealand
Transforming Your Deep Foundation Design Process As an engineer working on deep foundations in Australia or New Zealand, you understand...
GeoStructural Design of Deep Foundations
A Powerful Tool for Structural Engineers and Contractors in Geotechnical Projects Structural engineers play a vital role in designing...
How AI in DeepEX is Transforming Engineering
The Future of Deep Excavations Deep excavation design has always been a complex and time-consuming process, requiring careful...
Approaching a Deep Excavation Project
How DeepEX Can Assist Every Step of the Way Deep excavation projects are among the most complex and critical engineering tasks. Ensuring...
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Links
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Soldier Pile & Lagging Walls in Deep Excavations
Soldier Pile Walls: Information, Advantages & Disadvantages Soldier pile and lagging walls, commonly known as soldier piles, are some of...
Useful Resources - Links
The following list provides links to useful industry and research centers. Useful websites: CPT Software: Geoengineer.org...
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Publications
READ MORE OF OUR PUBLICATIONS
Constant research in the latest geotechnical discoveries is reflected in various publications
Here are the latest several publication by Dimitrios Konstantakos (Deep Excavation CEO): ''Advantages and limitations of ultimate limit...
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Deep excavations - support systems
SUPPORT OF EXCAVATIONS - DEEPEX
Deadman Systems with Tierods - Design with DeepEX
Deadman Walls in DeepEX Deadman wall systems can be designed with DeepEX software in the most efficient way. In DeepEX, we can design and...
Excavations with Tiebacks and Rock Anchors
Anchored Walls - Information and Construction Sequence Anchored walls have become popular in braced excavations because of a) the...
Support of Excavations - DeepEX
Support Systems for Deep Excavations The term excavation support refers to an engineered solution designed to stabilize an excavation. An...
Top/Down Excavations with Slabs
Top/Down Excavations - Information and Construction Sequence Top/down or up/down construction methods are another method for constructing...
Braced Excavations / Cross-Lot
Excavations with Internal Bracing: Information & Construction Sequence Cross-lot or internal bracing transfers the lateral earth (and...
Cofferdams and Cellular Cofferdams
Cofferdams: Information and Construction Sequence A cofferdam is a structure that retains water and soil that allows the enclosed area to...
Cantilever Walls - Unsupported Excavations
Cantilever Excavations Cantilever walls are walls that do not have any supports and thus lead to an open unobstructed excavation....
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Geotechnical Engineering
DIGGING DEEPER: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING INSIGHTS
SCHEDULE ESTIMATES
SCHEDULE ESTIMATION IS KEY TO MOST SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING PROJECTS. Our innovative methodology and technological advantage lets us...
VALUE ENGINEERING
VALUE ENGINEERING IS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ENGINEERING SERVICES. True value engineering does not involve only cost aspects but...
ENGINEERING SERVICES
QUICK DEEP EXCAVATION ANALYSES BY OUR EXPERT DEEP EXCAVATION ENGINEERS. Perhaps you are not designing deep excavations very often. You...
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION BIDS Construction Bids Handling: We can handle the construction bid process giving the client the option to concentrate on...
EXPERT SERVICES
EXPERT SERVICES FOR SHORING DESIGN, EXCAVATION, ENGINEERING PROJECTS. The aim of our expert services is to provide solid assistance to...
COST ESTIMATES
COST ESTIMATES Proper cost estimation is key to most successful engineering projects. Our innovative methodology and technological...
QUICK ANALYSIS BY US
QUICK DEEP EXCAVATION ANALYSES BY OUR EXPERT DEEP EXCAVATION ENGINEERS. Perhaps you are not designing deep excavations very often. You...
SERVICES
SOLVE GEOTECHNICAL CHALLENGES ENGINEERING SERVICES BY DEEP EXCAVATION Deep excavation provides a wide range of engineering design...
Geotechnical Reports
Geotechnical engineering reports are a tool-document that contain information on the application of scientific methods and engineering...
Geotechnical Design
Geotechnical design focuses on geotechnical design, construction, and maintenance to ensure that the soil or rock beneath the ground...
Geotechnical Investigation
Good quality geotechnical investigations are very crucial to the success of every construction project. A proper geotechnical...
Slope Stabilization
Slope instability can be manifested as landslides—including mudflows ("mudslides") and rockfalls—or by more subtle processes such as soil...
Shoring design - Excavation shoring design
Shoring is a term used to describe a system that functions to retain earth, water, and adjacent structures when an excavation is...
Foundation Engineering
Foundation engineering refers to the engineering discipline that designs how a structure that transfers loads to the earth. Foundations...
Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineering is a civil engineering discipline concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical...
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Excavation shoring systems
SECURING THE SITE: EXCAVATION SHORING INSIGHTS
Deadman Systems with Tierods - Design with DeepEX
Deadman Walls in DeepEX Deadman wall systems can be designed with DeepEX software in the most efficient way. In DeepEX, we can design and...
Sheet Pile Walls in Deep Excavations
Sheet Pile Walls - Advantages & Disadvantages Sheet pile walls are constructed by driving prefabricated sections into the ground. Soil...
Soldier Pile & Lagging Walls in Deep Excavations
Soldier Pile Walls: Information, Advantages & Disadvantages Soldier pile and lagging walls, commonly known as soldier piles, are some of...
Excavation Shoring Systems
What is an Excavation Shoring System? Excavation shoring systems are typically required to provide lateral soil support when an...
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Deep excavation demo
DIVING INTO DEEP EXCAVATION DEMO: LEARN AND EXPLORE
DeepEX 3D FEM Training Examples
DeepEX Software - 3D FEM Training Our cutting edge shoring design software - DeepEX - boasts a revolutionary 3D Finite Element Analysis...
Vidéos avec des exemples en français
DeepEX - Logiciel de conception de tunnels et d'excavations profondes Les vidéos suivantes présentent l'utilisation de notre logiciel...
Deep Excavation Products - DEMO Examples
Shoring Design Examples (DeepEX Software) Below you can review a series of deep excavation design examples in pdf and download the...
DeepEX Software Training Materials
DeepEX Software Training Deep Excavation offers different training videos for many of our leading products: With the first view of our...
Deep Excavation Products - Online DEMO
Access Your DEMO Software, and Review Great Design Features! This section is about exciting Deep Excavation products DEMO versions that...
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DeepEX Versions & Modules
REVIEW OUR DEEPEX SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND POWERFUL MODULES
DeepEX AI Assistant
AI-Powered Deep Excavation Design The DeepEX AI Assistant is a groundbreaking new module that transforms how engineers approach deep...
Earth retaining with geosynthetics in DeepEX
Design MSE walls, Backfills with soil reinforcements, Embankments and more! Figure: Segmental Block Wall with Steel Strips in DeepEX...
Software Upgrades and New features in DeepEX
Continued innovation and excellence! In this page, we present the software features that have been added and improved within DeepEX...
DeepEX - Customize Your Version
Our Deep Excavations Design software DeepEX is a great tool for the design and analysis of any shoring project. The basic software...
DeepEX 2D Package
Design & Analyze 2D Excavation Models, Estimate Soil Properties & Export Sketches to DXF! DeepEX 2D is the basic version of our shoring...
DeepEX 3D Package
Design & Analyze 2D & 3D Excavation Models! DeepEX 3D is a complete deep excavation design package of our DeepEX software! You can design...
DeepEX 3D City Package
Design & Analyze 2D & 3D Excavation Models! Design Metro Stations and Tunnels! Transportation Analysis, City Damage Assessment & more!...
Steel Connections in DeepEX
Add on to the DeepEX 3D Frame Analysis Module Steel connection design can be time consuming for deep excavation design. The new...
Soil Estimation & Statistical Analysis in DeepEX
The Statistical Soil Estimation module activates the option to estimate soil parameters with a series of different methods, and perform a...
Building Damage Assessment in DeepEX
DeepEX software can include all adjacent buildings to any model. With this additional module, DeepEX can estimate the soil settlements...
Sea Walls Design - Additional DeepEX Module
Design of Gravity Type Quay WallsWave Pressures & Overtopping - Slope Stability Analysis Figure: Quay Wall Models - Wave Pressures in...
Gravity Walls and Pile Supported Abutments
The Gravity Walls and Pile supported abutments optional module, allows you to can design any gravity retaining wall, piers (3D Gravity...
Export Support of Excavation Sketches to DXF
Export Sketches to DXF with DeepEX DeepEX software can automatically generate detailed SOE sketches (2D side sections and top view of 3D...
Deep Excavation Cost Estimation With DeepEX
Estimating the cost of deep excavations requires experience beyond simple quantity take offs. Soil conditions, drilling techniques, site...
Slope Stability Analysis and Soil Nailing
Check the Global Stability of your retaining systems with DeepEX! DeepEX performs slope stability analyses according to several methods...
3D Excavation Models in DeepEX Software
3D Frame Analysis in DeepEX DeepEX 3D Frame analysis module allows the users to create, any braced excavation or anchored walls 3D model....
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Workshops
READ MORE OF OUR WORKSHOPS
Web Meeting with Dimitrios Konstantakos
Dear Engineers, Geotechnical engineering has always been more than just my profession—it’s my passion. From the towering skyscrapers of...
SEMINAR AUTH CLASS
SEMINAR: DESIGN OF DEEP EXCAVATIONS METHODS AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION The course participants will be introduced to the significance of...
WORKSHOP: GFRP VS. STEEL REBAR
ONLINE WORKSHOP: GFRP VS. STEEL REBAR for Bulkheads and Deep Foundations WORKSHOP: GFRP VS STEEL REBAR: DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OWNERS...
SLOPE STABILITY WORKSHOP
SLOPE STABILITY & INCLINOMETER MONITORING WORKSHOP Slope stability, Soil nail wall, and Inclinometer Monitoring - Online Workshop SLOPE...
DEEPEXCAVATIONS DESIGN WORKSHOP NYU
DEEP EXCAVATIONS DESIGN WORKSHOP IN NYU, NEW YORK Workshop: Design of Deep Excavations - Theory, Methods and Software Application TIME...
WORKSHOP: WAVE LOADS AND MARINE WALLS
WAVE LOADS AND MARINE WALLS Online Workshop: Wave Loads and Marine Walls WORKSHOP: WAVE LOADS AND MARINE WALLS TIME AND DATE: TBA 6.5 PDH...
DEEP EXCAVATIONS DESIGN WORKSHOP IN PLANO
DEEP EXCAVATIONS DESIGN WORKSHOP IN PLANO, TEXAS Workshop: Design of Deep Excavations - Theory, Methods and Software Application DESIGN...
FREE WEBINAR MATERIALS (PART 3)
DESIGN OF DEEP EXCAVATIONS - FREE WEBINAR (PART 3) Video for 3rd part of deep excavation design webinars: Optimization of deep...
FREE WEBINAR MATERIALS (PART 2)
DESIGN OF DEEP EXCAVATIONS - FREE WEBINAR (PART2) Video and pdf for 2nd part of free 1hr Deep Excavation Design Webinars WEBINAR ON...
FREE WEBINAR MATERIALS (PART 1)
WEBINAR ON DESIGN OF DEEP EXCAVATIONS (PART 1) Video and pdf for 1st round of free 1hr Deep Excavation Design Webinars WEBINAR ON DESIGN...
HELICAL PILE DESIGN WEBINAR
ONLINE HELICAL PILE DESIGN WORKSHOP (Part of out Foundation Piles Design Workshop) WORKSHOP: HELICAL PILE DESIGN TIME AND DATE: TBA 6.5...
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