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California experiences an unprecedented earthquake pause
- May, 28, 2019
- Geology Highlights Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study shows that there is an unprecedented earthquake pause in the 3 major faults with the highest slip ratio in California. The research was carried out by U.S. Geological Survey researchers...
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Egypt's oldest pyramid saved from collapse
- May, 28, 2019
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Djoser, Egypt's oldest pyramid, located on the Nile's west bank near Cairo, was prone to collapse but it was saved by a team of British engineers. The 4,700-year-old Pyramid of Djoser, also known as...
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Unprecedented cold weather may have triggered "Frost quakes" in Chicago
- Feb, 05, 2019
- Geology Highlights Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical Seismic
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Freezing cold in Chicago may have caused shaking related to cracking action in frozen ground. The polar vortex that has descended on the United States has provoked freezing temperatures in Chicago....
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Tremendous earthquake strucks the Greek Island of Zakynthos
- Oct, 29, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive earthquake occurred 44 kilometers south-west of the Greek island of Zakynthos causing structural damage and electricity power loss. Fortunately no fatalities were reported. The 6,8...
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Tremendous earthquake followed by tsunami struck Indonesia: 840 people dead
- Oct, 01, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful Mw 7,5 earthquake hit Indonesian Island of Sulawesi triggering a large tsunami and killing at least 840 people. The tsunami struck the coastal city of Palu, home to 300,000 people, on Fr...
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Earthquakes induced by injection wells
- Sep, 12, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Rock Engineering Soil Dynamics In-Situ Seismic
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock. The evidence from this study...
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Top Geotechnical Journal Paper Award
- Jul, 05, 2018
- News On Awards Earthquake Reconnaissance Liquefaction Engineering Other Geotechnical Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Ricardo Dobry and Tarek Abdoun have been selected by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to receive the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award. The researchers, experts in ear...
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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Leaning tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. The construction of the Tower be...
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Consecutive earthquakes rock Hawaii’s Big Island as Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An unstable situation, with six fissures having opened up and spewing lava, and a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude. Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, which has been an active volcano –in fact one o...
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Shamsher Prakash Foundation 2018 prize solicitation
- Feb, 26, 2018
- Other News Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination for the 2018 SHAMSHER PRAKASH RESEARCH AWARD for young engineers, scientists and researchers from all over the world. Shamsher Prakash Foundati...
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