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Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Railway Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Missouri, Brunswick
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad stretching for more than 35,000 kilometers in 22 st...
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Volcano in Mexico erupts 14 times during a night
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to official reports, Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico erupted 14 times during a single night. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers southeast of Mexico City. According to the National Di...
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GeoWorld reaches 16,000 registered members!
We are pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the biggest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now reached 16,000+ active members listed from the worl...
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Static Load Test on Calcasieu Pass Liquefied Natural Gas Project
Static Load Testing (SLT) Static Load Testing (SLT) is used to evaluate the behavior of deep foundations prior to structure construction and tests the foundation’s axial compression or tension behavi...
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Greenland's thick ice slabs may cause sea level to rise
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Greenland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Sea level may rise by 10 centimeters due to the presence of thick ice slabs in Greenland. A new study, recently published in Nature, suggests that climate change not only affects Greenland's glaciers...
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At least 38 people dead after M 5.8 earthquake struck east Pakistan
- Sep, 24, 2019
- Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Mirpur City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 5.8 earthquake that struck in the Kashmir region in north-east Pakistan has resulted in at least 38 fatalities and 435 injuries. The seismic shock occurred on September 24, 2019, at about 16:00 l...
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Landslide in Chad's gold mine: At least 30 people dead
- Sep, 24, 2019
- Mining Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Chad
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 30 people died due to a landslide in an illegal gold mine in Chad. The landslide occurred on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. The illegal gold mine is located in Kouri Bougoudi, an area in north...
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5.7-Magnitude earthquake hits Istanbul: 8 injuries reported
- Sep, 26, 2019
- Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, İstanbul
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey with 15 million people. The seismic shock occurred at about 14:00 local time on Thursday, September 26, 2019. The quake str...
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State-of-the-art drilling technology used in a £3.2bn project by Keller
- Sep, 27, 2019
- Deep Excavations News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Sneaton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Woodsmith Mine is being developed by Sirius to extract Polyhalite for use as an agricultural fertiliser. Sirius is in the process of sinking production and service shafts down to the potash deposits,...
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M 5.6 earthquake struck Albania: At least 68 people injured
- Sep, 21, 2019
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Albania, Durrës
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A strong earthquake (M 5.6) hit central Albania causing at least 68 injuries and infrastructure damage. The tremblor struck on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at 2:04 pm UTC. Its epicenter was located...
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