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PDI to Offer One Day Workshops on Quality Control of Deep Foundations
Pile Dynamics, Inc, (PDI) has committed to an educational effort in the Quality Control of Deep Foundations for 2018. Pile Dnamics is hosting One Day Workshops throughout the US and Canada to revi...
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The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories announces its Social Media Presence
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, is excited to announce that social media accounts through Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and GeoWorld have been established! ...
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Landslide hits a bus in Colombia, killing 13
- Jan, 22, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Narino, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Thirteen people are reportedly dead, after a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia on Saturday, January 20. The landslide occurred on Tumaco-Pasto highway, a mountainous highwa...
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Estimate unknown soil parameters with NovoFORMULA
NovoFORMULA is a geotechnical data management software to estimate unknown soil parameters based on known parameters NovoFORMULA is used for correlation and estimation of soil properties. If you n...
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Get the new 2018 calendar of Hayward Baker
Hayward Baker releases its 22nd edition of their yearly calendar for engineering and construction industry professionals across North America. Hayward Baker is one of the North America’s leaders...
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Bridge collapses in Colombia killing at least nine (video)
- Jan, 16, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Foundation Design / Construction
- Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A motorway bridge under construction collapsed in central Colombia on Monday, January 15, killing at least nine workers and injuring another five. The suspension bridge, located in Chirajara on the...
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Pile Dynamics introduces Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE)
- Jan, 17, 2018
- News On Products & Services Deep Foundations Retaining Walls Deep Excavations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
SHAPE by Pile Dynamics is a cost-effective quality assurance testing device used for deep foundations such as drilled shafts, slurry walls, barrettes and more to determine the excavation dimensions a...
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California gets hit by deadly mudslides
- Jan, 14, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- SSanta Barbara County, CA, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rainfall caused rivers of mud and debris to run down from hillsides in Santa Barbara County, California, last Tuesday, killing several people and causing extensive damage to infrastructure. T...
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Landslide damages cars in Ataşehir, Istanbul (video)
- Jan, 10, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Retaining Walls
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Τhe incident that took place in Ataşehir district, Istanbul on January 4, 2018, was caught on camera. The landslide was the result of a collapsed retaining wall, near a car park in Barbaros. Cars w...
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Huge crack spreading on Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge prompts evacuations (video)
- Jan, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Structural Geology Slope Stability
- Yakima County, WA, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Authorities in Yakima County, Washington are closely monitoring Rattlesnake Ridge, after a large tension crack formed recently on the hillside and a landslide is imminent. The crack on Rattlesnake...
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