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Video of the shrinking Aral Sea: the detrimental effects of an irrigation project
- Oct, 09, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Aral Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world is today rapidly shrinking, as a result of the diversion of the two major rivers feeding it, back in the '60s. The effects of the Aral Sea desic...
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Video: Mine spill in British Columbia to release toxic silt to nearby lake
- Sep, 16, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Mining Aerial Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Mount Polley, British Columbia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A tailings pond at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in central B.C. failed last month and released millions of cubic meters of waste water, triggering a state of emergency for the local community...
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Bentley’s WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, and HAMMER V8i (SELECTseries 5)
Bentley Systems Incorporated has recently announced the immediate availability of its WaterCAD, WaterGEMS, and HAMMER V8i (SELECTseries 5) information modeling software for the analysis and design of...
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2014 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice
- Sep, 11, 2014
- News On Awards Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory Testing Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
We are happy to announce that the 2014 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice has been won by Tamara E. Hebeler of GeoSyntec Consultants. Ms. Hebeler is a senior enginee...
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SELECTseries 4 releases of Bentley’s SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, and StormCAD V8i provide advanced capabilities for optioneering and enhanced decision making
- Jul, 14, 2014
- News On Software Visualization Geoenvironmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley System has announced the availability of its new SewerGEMS, SewerCAD, CivilStorm, and StormCAD V8i (SELECTseries 4) products for the analysis and design of wastewater and stormwater systems....
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A new water cleaning technology introduced in the oil and gas industry!
- Jul, 10, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Midland, TX
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An emerging water cleaning technology is used in Midland Texas, to process heavily contaminated water coming up, mixed with oil at oil extraction wells. By the end of August, it is expected that 500,0...
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Announcing CEECareers.com: the Job portal for the Construction, Civil and Environmental Engineering Industry.
- Jun, 13, 2014
- News On Events Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Attracting talent is becoming more competitive, challenging and expensive. CEECareers.com aims to change all that! CEECareeers.com is a new global job portal for the Civil, Environmenta...
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The second issue of the Journal of Geo-Engineering Sciences is out!
- Jun, 04, 2014
- News On Publications Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Journal of Geo-engineering Sciences (JGeS) is happy to announce its second issue, now freely available online! Read more on the current and the previous issue and find out more about the Journal i...
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Bentley adds new functionality to its popular gINT software
- May, 20, 2014
- News On Software Data Management Mining Foundation Design / Construction Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With subsurface investigations and analysis being at the core of every project, Bentley’s software - gINT - provides centralized data management and reporting for subsurface projects of all types: ge...
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Cherry Island vertical expansion project: an engineering challenge
- Mar, 17, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Cherry Island Landfill, Wilmington, DE
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The municipal solid waste disposal facility of Cherry Island in Wilmington Delaware, operating since 1985, started reaching its full operational capacity by the early 2000s, making the Delaware S...
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