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Study shows that hydropower dams reduce the temperature of rivers
A new study, published in the Environmental Research Letters journal, focuses on the impact of hydropower dams on the temperature of rivers in Asia's Mekong River basin. Scientists from the Universit...
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California reservoir needs to be drained due to risk of failure
- Mar, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry Earth / Rockfill Dams Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- United States, California , Morgan Hill
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
California officials decided to drain a reservoir as its dam could fail under a strong seismic event. The Anderson reservoir, an artificial lake in Californian Santa Clara County, was created in 1950...
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Students Design Rail Observation Platform with Helical Piles
- Sep, 13, 2019
- Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Virginia , Radford
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
Radford, Virginia, a town of about 16,000 people, was founded around the New River, but it was the arrival of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad that caused the town to grow. Utilizing helical piles...
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Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador prone to massive landsliding
- Mar, 03, 2020
- Slope Stability Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Ecuador
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, Tungurahua, a volcano located in Ecuador known for its recent activity, may be experiencing severe instabilities. Tungurahua is a stratovolcano that has produced intense eru...
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Rockslide devastates a store in Alaska
- Feb, 27, 2020
- Rock Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska, Ketchikan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rockslide struck a grocery store in Alaska causing severe structural damage. The slide struck the Tatsuda's IGA store located in Ketchikan, a city in southeastern Alaska, on February 27, 2020. Curr...
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Submit your geotechnical project for the Year in Infrastructure (YII) 2020 Awards
- Feb, 25, 2020
- Dam Engineering Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Foundation Design / Construction Green Infrastructure Railway Geotechnics Pavement Offshore Geotechnics Ports Risk & Reliability Rock Engineering Soil Mechanics Tunneling Underground Structures News On Events News On Awards
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, to be held from October 12-15 in Vancouver Conversion Centre will conclude with the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards gala and ceremony, where the winners...
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M 5.7 struck Turkey and Iran: At least 9 people dead
- Feb, 23, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Iran, Habash-e Olya
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 5.7 earthquake hit Turkey near the border with Iran resulting in at least 9 fatalities including 3 children. The incident occurred at 9:23 a.m. local time on February 23, 2020. The temblor struck...
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Study suggests the construction of 2 vast dams in the North Sea to protect Europe from floods
- Feb, 20, 2020
- Dam Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- North Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to scientists, as seawater level rises due to climate change, a plan to address flooding in northern Europe is to construct 2 vast dams in the North Sea. A new study, which will be publishe...
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Landslide claims two houses in Hardin County, Tennessee
- Feb, 15, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Tennessee
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two residences were swept away by a landslide that struck Hardin County, Tennessee. The houses were located in the Chalk Bluff area, near the bank of the Tennessee River. The structures collapsed fol...
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Storm Dennis struck the United Kingdom: Floods, landslides and structural failures reported
- Feb, 17, 2020
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Shortly after the impact of Storm Ciara, the United Kingdom was struck by another powerful tempest known as Storm Dennis. Storm Dennis hit the UK on Saturday, February 15, 2020, and it is expected t...
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