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In July, Dan Zanet (a GDS Geotechnical Systems Engineer) returned from a successful trip to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Where he installed a Triaxial Automated System (GDSTAS) and an Enterprise Level Dynamic System (ELDYN), which are the University’s first systems purchased from GDS.

Earlier this year GDS got a chance to visit the brand new Geowynd Laboratory in Southampton.

Last month, Geotechnical Systems Engineer Alexis Antoniou visited Amin Design and Consultancy in Bangladesh to install upgrades to their Resonant Column Apparatus (RCA) and Enterprise Level Dynamic Triaxial Testing System (ELDYN). 

In March, GDS’ Geotechnical Systems Engineer Alexis Antoniou, visited the National Institute of Technology Puducherry in India to perform an upgrade on one of their existing GDS systems, and install a new system to their growing laboratory. 

Piotr Dera, Geotechnical Systems Team Lead at GDS Instruments, recently installed a custom-built, temperature-controlled Enterprise Level Dynamic Triaxial Testing System (ELDYN) at Montana State University. 

Dan Zanet a Geotechnical Systems Engineer at GDS Instruments recently installed an Enterprise Level Dynamic Triaxial System (ELDYN) at Anddes Geolab, a commercial laboratory in Peru. Their ELDYN configuration is capable of performing 10kN at 10Hz and can be used with 70mm and 150mm sample sizes.

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.

As part of a project funded by the Swedish Transport Administration to investigate subgrade deformation, a dynamic triaxial apparatus with suction control was identified as a key element to assist in fulfilling the project goals, which seeks to better understand fine-grained subgrade compliance of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) traffic.

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.

In February 2019, GDS completed the installation of a Large Diameter Cyclic Triaxial Testing System at the University of South Carolina. The system was purchased to expand the laboratory capability to tests ballast samples with diameter of 150mm and 300mm.