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Massive 7,1-Magnitude earthquake struck California
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful 7,1-magnitude temblor struck in the Mojave Desert (near Ridgecrest) located about 200 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles, at a depth of 17 kilometers on Friday, July 5, 2019. According to...
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Announcing the launch of the new Geoengineer.org Website!
We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of the new Geoengineer.org website. The new State of the Art website does not just have a beautiful design, a modern architecture and new content. It a...
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Mine collapse in Congo: At least 43 fatalities
- Jun, 27, 2019
- Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kolwezi
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 43 miners were killed after a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday, July 27, 2019 in the Kolwezi region when 2 galleries inside the...
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Categories of isolated foundation footings
- Jun, 25, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The foundation of a building is constructed in order to transfer the superstructure's load to the ground. An isolated footing is one of the most used types of foundation to support single-columns whe...
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Earthquakes can aggravate sea water level rise
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- American Samoa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, earthquakes can cause sea level rise even faster than climate change. Researchers believe that certain regions...
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Hayward Baker worked on the construction of the world's first Guitar-Shaped Hotel
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Tampa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Alongside the glass-fronted hotel o...
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Biggest meteorite impact ever found in UK
- Jun, 20, 2019
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers claim to have found the site where the largest meteorite impact in the United Kingdom occurred. The crater was first found in 2008 at about 40 km off the coast of NW Scotland by researche...
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Magnetism found in Earth's mantle
New evidence come to challenge the current belief that the Earth's mantle is regarded as non-magnetic domain. The study was recently published in Nature Journal and demonstrates that hematite (Fe₂O₃)...
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Road collapses into a construction site in southern China
- Jun, 08, 2019
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Retaining Walls
- China, Nanning
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On June 8, 2019, a large part of a road suddenly collapsed into a building construction site in southern China. The incident occurred in Nanning, a city located near the Vietnam border, which is capi...
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PLAXIS Online Training: Analysis of Suction Buckets
Another PLAXIS online training has been scheduled for the 27th of June. This online training will demonstrate the practical Use of PLAXIS 3D for the Analysis of Suction Buckets in OC Clay. The presen...
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