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California’s proposed water tunnel estimated to cost $20.1 billion
- May, 16, 2024
- Tunneling Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A new cost-benefit analysis regarding California’s Delta Conveyance Project was released on May 16, raising its expected cost to $20.1 billion from 2020’s $16 billion estimate. Furthermore, the Delt...
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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-seventh issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-sixth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-seventh issue was just d...
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Papua New Guinea landslide buries more than 2,000 people
- May, 24, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Forensics Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A devastating landslide took place in the early hours of Friday, May 24, in Papua New Guinea, leaving thousands of people missing. Furthermore, the landslide occurred around 3 a.m. local time in the...
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New Construction Certification Available for Chance® Helical Piles
- May, 22, 2024
- Deep Foundations Pile Foundations News On Products & Services
- United States, Missouri, Centralia
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
Chance Foundation Solutions manufactures a comprehensive product line of deep foundation products including helical piles, resistance piers, tieback anchors, adapters, pile caps, and installation too...
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Excavation of Virginia’s first-ever bored road tunnel completed
- Apr, 17, 2024
- Tunneling Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Virginia , Norfolk
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was recently announced that a tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Mary made its final beak through on April 17 for the first bored road tunnel in the history of the state of Virginia. Furthermore, t...
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GEO5 2024 - New update released!
- May, 17, 2024
- Earth Retaining Structures Slope Stability Analysis Settlements News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The new GEO5 update brings many improvements to all programs. Next Generation of Prefab Wall Simple generation of entire walls D visualization Complete list of used blocks Creation of cross...
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Carnian Pluvial Episode: That time when it rained for 1-2 million years
- May, 17, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Geomorphology Geology Highlights Other News News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) was an event on earth that took place at some point between 232 and 234 million years ago, when the earth’s climate changed radically. During that time, the earth’s...
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Foundation installation commences on Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm
- May, 14, 2024
- Offshore Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Pile Foundations Deep Foundations News On Projects / Industry Other News
- North Sea
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Dogger Bank is an offshore wind farm located off the east coast of the UK, and foundation installation for the project’s second phase (phase B) has commenced, as was announced on May 14. Furthermore...
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Lake Chippewa’s floating island that has to be boat-pushed every year
- May, 15, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Erosion Geology Highlights Other News
- United States, Wisconsin
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Lake Chippewa, also known as Chippewa Flowage, is Wisconsin’s third-largest lake and home to some peculiar “floating islands”. As for the lake’s history, it was created by humans in central Sawyer C...
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British farmhouse demolished after landslide leaves it teetering over cliff edge
- May, 10, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Structural Geology Engineering Geology Erosion Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom, Trimingham
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
An 18th century farmhouse that was hanging over a cliff edge in England’s North Norfolk district was demolished in the early hours of Friday, May 10th. The property was a three-bedroom farmhouse tha...
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