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Hayward Baker: Seaworld Electric Eel
- Feb, 20, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Ground Improvement Liquefaction Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker completed the construction of the Electric Eel roller coaster a week ahead of schedule and without causing harm to adjacent sensitive exhibits. SeaWorld San Diego’s 2018 construction...
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Cars swallowed up after road collapses in Rome (video)
- Feb, 16, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Deep Excavations Foundation Design / Construction
- Rome, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The road collapsed after what appears to be a deep excavation failure at the nearby active construction site. At least six cars fell into the 10m deep hole in Rome, when the ground collapsed beneat...
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Landslide destroys homes in Tijuana, Mexico (video)
- Feb, 12, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 80 homes were destroyed after a landslide hit Tijuana's Lomas del Rubí neighborhood on Saturday morning, February 3, 2018. The landslide was caused by nearby construction work and fortuna...
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Damage Assessment by Laser Could Focus Post-Earthquake Response
Airborne lidar surveys taken before and after a powerful 2016 earthquake in Japan revealed the potential for such surveys to identify hard-hit buildings quickly. On 14 April 2016, a magnitude 6.2 e...
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PDI Introduces the Cross-Hole Analyzer (CHAMP-Q)
- Feb, 08, 2018
- News On Products & Services Deep Foundations Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Evaluation of concrete quality in deep foundations by the Crosshole Sonic Logging method (CSL). The Cross-Hole Analyzer (CHAMP-Q) by PDI has the below characteristics: Allows for four probes (...
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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Taiwan
- Feb, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Hualien County, Taiwan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The M6.4 quake hit Hualien County of eastern Taiwan at 15:50 UTC (23:50 local time) on Tuesday February 6, 2017. According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 21.4 km (13.3 miles) NNE of Hualien...
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Hayward Baker will be at the "SME 2018 Annual Conference"
Don't miss the chance to visit Hayward Baker at the SME 2018 Annual Conference at Minneapolis, on February 25-28 2018. The SME Annual Conference & Expo provides excellent opportunities for sha...
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Bi-Directional Load Testing with GRL-Cell
- Jan, 30, 2018
- News On Products & Services Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bi-Directional Load Testing with GRL-Cell Bi-Directional Load Testing is a high capacity static load test method for drilled shafts, bored piles, barrettes and ACIP/ CFA piles. As the GRL-Cell...
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75,000 people evacuated as Mount Mayon volcano erupts in Philippines (video)
- Jan, 28, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Mayon Volcano, Albay, Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Lava is spilling from Mount Mayon volcano in Philippines, covering nearby towns with ash, during a nearly two-week eruption. The most active volcano in the South-East Asian country has been spewing...
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61,313 paper downloads in 2017 for the ISSMGE International JOURNAL of Geoengineering Case Histories!
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that 61,313 papers were downloaded in 2017 (http://www.geocasehistoriesjournal.org). The International J...
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