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San Diego airport expansion tackles groundwater, seismic risk and sustainability in $3.8bn upgrade
- Apr, 04, 2026
- Foundation Design / Construction Groundwater Pumping News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- United States, California , San Diego
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
San Diego International Airport is undergoing a major $3.8bn transformation that combines complex geotechnical engineering with sustainability-focused design strategies, all within one of the most con...
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Multiple sinkholes trigger emergency in Phillipsburg after dump truck collapse
- Feb, 18, 2026
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New Jersey, Phillipsburg
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A state of local emergency has been declared in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, after multiple sinkholes opened along Summit Avenue near Lewis Street, swallowing a dump truck and forcing evacuations. The...
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Dewatering example on a specific deep well system with GeoStudio
- Feb, 13, 2026
- Deep Excavations Groundwater & Seepage Groundwater Pumping Visualization News On Software News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The objective of dewatering is to lower the groundwater table to prevent significant groundwater flow into an excavation, and/or to ensure slope stability. The preferred dewatering system will depend...
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Morocco evacuates over 140,000 as extreme rainfall and dam releases trigger widespread flooding
- Feb, 06, 2026
- Seepage Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Morocco
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 140,000 people were evacuated from towns and rural communities in northwestern Morocco after torrential rainfall combined with emergency dam releases caused widespread flooding across river...
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Investigation reveals combined failures behind the fatal Seoul sinkhole collapse
- Dec, 05, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Forensics Groundwater & Seepage Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A government investigation has concluded that the March 2025 sinkhole in Myeongil-dong, which resulted in one fatality, was caused by weakened ground conditions driven by human-related factors. The C...
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Nepal declares disaster zone as deadly landslides devastate Ilam and Ramechhap
- Oct, 10, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nepal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Continuous rainfall between October 3 and 5 has triggered widespread slope failures across eastern Nepal, leading to severe ground movement, loss of life, and major infrastructure disruption. In Rame...
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Dubai advances underground infrastructure vision with tunnels, caverns, and 100-year drainage network
- Oct, 02, 2025
- Tunneling Deep Excavations Groundwater Pumping Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Dubai is taking major steps toward a new era of subterranean development, with plans that combine transportation innovation and long-term climate resilience. The emirate’s Roads and Transport Authori...
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Arizona Flooding Leaves Four Dead and Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mining Region Settlements
- Sep, 27, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Arizona , Globe
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Severe flooding struck Arizona in late September 2025, leaving four people dead and prompting widespread emergency operations. The rural community of Globe, a 19th-century mining town located about 8...
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Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage Seepage Groundwater Pumping Underground Structures Tunneling Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...
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Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok
- Sep, 24, 2025
- Groundwater & Seepage Groundwater Pumping Underground Structures Ground Improvement Stabilization Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...
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