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University of Melbourne Further Expands their Geotechnical Laboratory

GDS and the University of Melbourne have worked together for a number of years, over this time they have accumulated 13 GDS systems. This year, Dan Zanet visited the University to install a further 4 systems to their Geotechnical Soil and Water Laboratory.

EMDCSS  GDSTAS  GDSCRS  DYNTTS  LVDT  GDSSS  GDSAOS  GDSBES 

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University of Sharjah Invests in Cyclic Apparatus for Innovative Research Programme

GDS' Quality Manager, Diogo Teles, completed the successful installation and training of a Dynamic Triaxial Testing System (DYNTTS) with a Bender Element System upgrade, at the University of Sharjah.

DYNTTS  GDSBES  GDSRCA  GDSTAS 

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Vale SA Award-Winning Mining Development Centre

Diogo Teles, Quality Manager at GDS Instruments (GDS), has recently visited Vale SA Geotechnics award-winning Mining Development Centre in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

GDSRCA  GDSBES  EMDCSS  GDSTAS 

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Case Study: Technical Laboratory For Offshore Soil Mechanics Testing In Taiwan

As global concerns increase about the pace of energy transition in accounting for long-term climate risks, the shift from fossil-based energy production to renewable sources, like wind, has been accelerated. Within Taiwan, the national offshore wind allocation plan has set a target of increasing local production to 20GW by 2035.

GDSTAS  GDSBES  GDSCRS  GDSAOS  ELDYN  DYNTTS  EMDCSS  GDSRCA  GDSRSA 

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The University of Split Research Projects Gather Momentum

In 2017 a delegation from the University of Split visited GDS’s offices in the UK, whilst considering apparatus for their research project on the behaviour of soft rocks and soil.

DYNTTS  GDSBES  LVDT  UNSAT  GDSBPS 

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University of California Davis Expand Research Capabilities

GDS Instruments recently installed a Quasi Dynamic Triaxial system, with sample ranges up to 150mm at the University of California Davis. The system was purchased with Bender Elements upgrade and expanded data acquisition allowing for future instrumentation upgrades. 

QDTAS  EMDCSS  GDSBES  GDSTAS  GDSRSA  GDSIST 

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GDS Case Study: Cadia Valley Operations Northern Tailings Storage Facility Embankment Slump

During the afternoon of the 9th of March 2018, a mobile slump occurred in an approximately 300 m section of the southern embankment of the Cadia Valley Operations (Cadia) Northern Tailings Storage Facility (NTSF), located in central-west New South Wales, Australia. The embankment slump resulted in a release of tailings from the NTSF, with the released tailings captured within the adjacent South Tailings Storage Facility (STSF).

GDSTAS  EMDCSS  GDSCRS  GDSBES 

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Vale Open Advanced Soil Testing Laboratory

GDS Instruments and Solotest (Local Agent) has assisted the geotechnical team at Vale (the world's largest producer of iron ore, pellets, and nickel) in setting up an advanced soils laboratory at their research premises in Belo Horizonte Brasil, with the purpose of enhancing their in-house capabilities for soil characterisation. 

GDSRES  EMDCSS  GDSCRS  GDSAOS  GDSBES  LVDT  GDSTAS 

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Structural Soils Expands Geotechnical Testing Capacity

Structural Soils has expanded their geotechnical testing capacity following delivery of their latest order from GDS. Multiple static and dynamic systems were received (see images below), accompanied by some advanced transducers, to further enhance their testing capabilities.

GDSTAS  ELDYN  GDSAOS  LVDT  GDSBES 

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Installation of Temperature Controlled Triaxial Testing System at the University of Nazarbayev

GDS recently installed a temperature controlled Triaxial Testing System (ETAS) at the University of Nazarbayev, School Of Engineering and Digital Sciences in Kazakhstan.

ETAS  GDSTAS  GDSBES 

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