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Keller acquires RECON
- Aug, 04, 2021
- Remediation Technology Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Acquisition of specialty contractor RECON further strengthens Keller’s product range, sector diversity, and geographic footprint in the industrial services and environmental remediation markets. Kel...
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Two dams fail in China's Inner Mongolia
- Jul, 18, 2021
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Hulunbuir
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Torrential rainfalls have caused two dams to fail in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China. The two facilities, known as the Yong’an Dam and the Xinfa Dam are located in the vicinity of Hulun...
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M8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska
- Jul, 28, 2021
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska prompting a tsunami alert for a large part of the state and surrounding regions. The seismic shock occurred on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local t...
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Bridge destroyed by rockslide in India: At least 9 casualties
- Jul, 24, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Chitkul
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rockslide that occurred in north India resulted in a bridge collapse and in (at least) 9 fatalities. The rockslide struck in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, July 25, 2021. In partic...
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Torrential rains trigger floods and landslides in India: More than 130 casualties
- Jul, 23, 2021
- Landslides Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 130 people have been reported dead after torrential rains triggered rainfalls and landslides in the Maharashtra State, western India. Regions of low elevation were impacted after the western...
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GRL Engineers, Inc. Open Hawaii Office
- Jul, 22, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
GRL Engineers, the Cleveland, OH based deep foundation consulting and testing firm, opens its 12th office location on Oahu, Hawaii. GRL Engineers offer a variety of testing and analysis methods for t...
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Western Europe hit by devastating floods: At least 184 people dead
- Jul, 14, 2021
- Other Geotechnical Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Germany
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 180 people have died in western Europe after record precipitation resulted in extreme floods. The heavy rainfalls initiated on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, and mainly impacted Germany (Rhinela...
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The impact of coastal flooding on traffic resilience: The case of San Francisco Bay Area
- Jul, 16, 2021
- Risk & Reliability Pavement News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study suggests that coastal flooding and seawater level rise severely impact the traffic network and safety in San Francisco Bay Area, USA. Seal level rise in California will potentially become...
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M 6.0 earthquake struck near the border of California and Nevada: Rockslides close a major route
- Jul, 08, 2021
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.0 earthquake struck near the California and Nevada border on July 8, 2020. The seismic shock triggered rockslides along a major highway but, fortunately, no injuries were reported. The earthqua...
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Bentley Systems Announces Seequent’s Acquisition of Aarhus GeoSoftware
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Danish company Aarhus GeoSoftware, a develop...
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