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South Australia meets its total power demand via solar energy
South Australia has made an iconic achievement by meeting its total power demand from solar energy. South Australia is an entire state situated in Australia that covers an area of more than 980,000 k...
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Monitoring the temperature of oceans via Seismic Ocean Thermometry
- Oct, 18, 2020
- Instrumentation Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), U.S. and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, have developed a new method to derive the temperature of oceans via earthquake wav...
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3D Seepage and Stability Analysis on Oroville Dam, Tallest Earthen Embankment Dam in United States: Finalist of Bentley's YII Geotechnical Engineering Awards
- Nov, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Software News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Analysis Geomorphology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Oroville Dam is the tallest earth dam in the United States, rising up to 770 feet, and is the key element in California’s State Water Project. The dam is almost 40 years old, however, and the last tw...
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The Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnel, Southern Landfall Project, Winner of Bentley Geotechnical Engineering YII 2020 awards
- Nov, 02, 2020
- Tunneling News On Awards News On Events Data Management Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Visualization Underground Structures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As part of Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TMCLKL), a strategic link that will connect Hong Kong, Golder Associates was tasked with designing and constructing a 5-kilometer dual two-lane subsea tunnel. T...
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Powerful M 7.0 earthquake struck Greece and Turkey: At least 60 casualties
- Oct, 30, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 60 people have been reported dead and more than 950 injured after a M 7.0 earthquake struck offshore Samos Island, Greece, near the coastal areas of Turkey. The seismic shock occurred on Oct...
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The impact of precipitation on mountains' landform
- Oct, 16, 2020
- Erosion Structural Geology News On Research / Academia
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a new study, scientists focus on how precipitation impacts erosion rates in mountainous terrains. The impact of rainfalls in mountainous regions has been long debated among geologists. Precipitati...
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YII 2020 - ACCELERATE Digital Cities Webinar Series: OpenGround, from Ground to Cloud
- Oct, 27, 2020
- Data Management News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
Ensure that your project starts on solid ground from planning and analysis to operation. Deliver geotechnical project integrity from Ground to Cloud! Project team dynamics and the tools they require...
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MOSE flood barrier system protects Venice
- Oct, 03, 2020
- Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Erosion Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Italy, Venice
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The MOSE flood protection system has already prevented twice the city of Venice from flooding. MOSE (MOdulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico or Experimental Electromechanical Module) is a vast project t...
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USUCGER publishes report on the Survey of Geotechnical programs in the US
The United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Education and Research (USUCGER) Board has published a report focusing on the number of graduate degrees that were awarded in Geo-Engineering Pr...
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House collapses into large sinkhole in Russia
- Oct, 16, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Russia, Vyshkov
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A residence collapsed due to a large sinkhole that opened in a Russian village. A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that is triggered by the failure of the surface layer. Most of them are caused...
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