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At least 18 casualties after landslide hit Indonesia
- Feb, 15, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 18 people have been reported dead after a landslide struck the island of Java, Indonesia. The landslide hit a rural region in eastern Java on Monday, February 15, 2021. It was triggered afte...
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The Benefits of Deep Foundation Training for Contractors and Installers
Gain the support of a network of foundation experts. Your local team of foundation experts have a wealth of experience in deep foundation products, installation, engineering, equipment, troubleshoo...
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Keller's water treatment expertise helps DC project
While Keller is renowned throughout the world for its wide range of geotechnical solutions, perhaps less well-known is its expertise in groundwater behavior and decontamination. A good example of thi...
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Finding a missing tectonic plate
- Oct, 19, 2020
- Structural Geology News On Research / Academia
- North America
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the University of Houston have managed to detect signs of a controversial tectonic plate knows as the Resurrection Plate. The existence of the Resurrection Plate is an issue long deba...
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Powerful M 7.1 earthquake struck Japan
- Feb, 13, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan, Namie
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive M 7.1 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Japan is an earthquake-prone country that lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has historically experienced great...
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Glacier collapse triggers a dam burst in India
- Feb, 07, 2021
- Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Chamoli
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 170 people are feared dead after a glacier collapse triggered floods and damaged 2 dams in north India. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Uttarakhand state, northern Ind...
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Brazilian Dam Collapse in 2019: Vale fined $7 billion in compensation
- Feb, 04, 2021
- Dam Engineering Forensics Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Brazil
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vale, the company owning a mining waste dam that collapsed in 2019 was fined $7 billion in compensation. On January 25, 2019, an 86-meter dam operated by Vale, a multinational firm in the mining and...
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Keller performs its first O-pile project in Canada
- Feb, 10, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller, world’s leader in geotechnical solutions, announces the completion of its first interlocking pipe pile (O-pile) system for Alamos Island Gold Mine in Dubreuilville, Ontario. When the Gold Min...
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Introducing PLAXIS LE CONNECT Edition V21
- Feb, 10, 2021
- Retaining Walls Geosynthetics Rock Engineering Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With the introduction of the PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V21, SOILVISION products are adopting the PLAXIS brand and Bentley simplifies all their geotechnical analysis licensing to offer you more streamlin...
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"Geo-Trends Review" fourteenth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the fourteenth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The fourteenth issue was just distr...
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