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Mudslide struck Mansfield, UK: 35 residences evacuated
35 residences have been evacuated after a mudslide hit near the Bank End Close in Mansfield, United Kingdom. The ground failure occurred at about 17:00 local time on November 7, 2019, following a he...
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GEO5 Edition 2020 just released by Fine Software
A new edition of GEO5 is released once a year, always on November 1st. Users of the newest edition always have access to all new upgrades and updates of that edition. The edition is maintained for 2-...
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Bus falls into a sinkhole in Pittsburgh
- Oct, 28, 2019
- Erosion Pavement Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
A 6-meter deep sinkhole suddenly opened up shallowing a Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh, USA. The ground failure occurred at Penn Avenue and 10th Street, on Monday, October 28, 2019. According to...
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2 strong earthquake hit Philippines: At least 14 fatalities
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines, Davao City
At least 14 people died after 2 earthquakes struck the southern part of Philippines. The first seismic shock (M 5.6) occurred on October 29, 2019, and it was followed by a M 6.5 tremblor 2 days later...
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Restricted Access Piling at Hayes and Harlington Railway Station in London by Keller
Hayes and Harlington station serves the west London districts from Paddington Station to Heathrow and forms part of the Crossrail Package 3 upgrade which involves new trains, improved stations and ea...
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High-capacity driven-pile Foundation for a 33-story high-rise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Nominated for the Top Project Award, GRL Engineers, Inc., has been recognized for the contributions made during the construction of the 7Seventy7 apartments in Milwaukee, WI. The project consists of...
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Lighthouse was pulled away from eroding cliff in Denmark
Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, located in Hjorring, northwest Denmark, was moved from an eroding sand dune cliff. The 120-year old structure was situated about 200 meters away from the cliff when it was c...
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Deep landslides triggered by the 1964 Alaska earthquake were not re-activated in the 2018 Anchorage earthquake
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia Landslides
- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
According to a new study, published in Seismological Research Letters, the deep landslides that were triggered by the massive M 9.2 Alaska earthquake in 1964 were not re-activated by the M 7.1 earthq...
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New findings about Martian landslides
A new study, published in Nature Communications, reveals new evidence about Martian landslides. The surface of Mars consists of large ridges that were formed 400 million years ago and were a result...
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And the Winner of Bentley’s 2019 Year In Infrastructure Award for Geotechnical Engineering is…
- Oct, 25, 2019
- Data Management Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Projects / Industry
… Arup for the Tanjong Pagar Centre. Tanjong Pagar Centre is a mixed-used development project in Singapore’s central business district. The development includes a 290-meter-tall mixed-used residentia...
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