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Visit Hayward Baker at the "5th GEESDV Conference"
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Events Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Don't miss the chance to visit Hayward Baker at the GEESDV 2018 Annual Conference at Austin, on June 10-13 2018. The technical material covered in the conference will be diverse, including ca...
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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Leaning tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. The construction of the Tower be...
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NASA plans to transfer rock and soil samples from Mars to Earth
- May, 21, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Laboratory Testing Engineering Geology Geomorphology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NASA is willing to collect and transfer soil and rock samples from Mars to Earth. Their examination will provide the necessary data to investigate the Martian history. The probability of Mars...
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An enormous sinkhole opened up in New Zealand, revealing an ancient volcano underneath
Sinkholes aren't rare in the area, but this one is especially large, geologists say A sinkhole 20m (66 feet) deep and 200m (660ft) long opened up last week on a daily farm in the town of Rotorua, N...
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Nuclear tests in North Korea caused mountain deformation and possible radiation leakage
- Sep, 03, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Tunneling
- Punggye-ri, North Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The underground nuclear explosion in North Korea on September 3rd, 2017 was so powerful that it moved a mountain, according to new research. The blast was North Korea's sixth and largest nucl...
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The ISRM European Rock Mechanics Symposium Eurock 2018 approaches
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Events Rock Engineering
- St. Petersburg Mining University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The ISRM European Rock Mechanics Symposion Eurock 2018 will be held on 22-27 of May, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The subject of the conference is denoted as ''Geomechanics and Geodyn...
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Static Load Testing by GRL
- May, 15, 2018
- News On Products & Services Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
GRL performs both highly instrumented static load tests to meet the need of project design tests as well as basic load tests, for construction quality assurance. Static Load Tests can be per...
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Tongzhou Water Works of Beijing South-to-North Water Diversion Project
- May, 14, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In southeast Beijing, China’s declining groundwater supplies caused water shortages for the Tongzhou District. To address this challenge and assure a continuous water supply to area residents, Beijing...
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Hawaii’s Big Island: The opening of 3 new fissures raises fears for an ‘explosive eruption’
- May, 14, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Boulders as big as refrigerators could be tossed a half-mile, and ash plumes could soar as high as 20,000 feet spread over a 12-mile area, according to Hawaii Civil Defense It was on...
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Hayward Baker expands its regional presence with new office in Ohio
- May, 10, 2018
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Deep Excavations Grouting Deep Soil Mixing Pile Foundations Ground Improvement
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker, Inc. (HBI) announces the opening of a new office location in Cleveland, OH. The new office, which opened in January 2018, is readily accessible not only to northeast Ohio but a...
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