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Mega-tsunami generated by an ancient landslide in Mars
According to research from the University of Milan “Bicocca” in Italy, a mega-tsunami was generated by a massive landslide in Mars, billions of years ago. The study, recently published in Planetary...
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What controls the height of the world's mountains?
A new study comes to answer an interesting question. What determines the height of the earth's mountains? Mountains are formed as a result of plate tectonics, the theory that describes the movement o...
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History of Torque Correlation (Kt) Factor
Gary Seider, Engineering Manager at Hubbell Power Systems, recently posted an interesting story on CHANCE® Foundation Solutions Blog about the origin and development of the Torque Correlation (Kt) Fa...
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How much sand do we have left? New transport equations for carbonate deposits
A new study provides insights and suggests new models on carbonate sand deposits movements. The study can shed light on the total amount of sand deposits that are left on earth. Sand is a soil materi...
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Quantifying the slip rate of a remote and creeping landslide
- Jun, 03, 2020
- Landslides Unmanned Aerial Systems News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Colorado
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A study, recently published in Nature Communications, presents a new technique for quantifying the movement patterns of a remote, creeping landslide. Scientists from the University of California, Ber...
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New study on tectonic plates movements reveals potential regions with less seismic activity
- Jun, 27, 2020
- Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study sheds light on regions where earthquake activity is less likely to occur. Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales and Tsukuba University in Japan studied a specific tectonic process...
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New crustal stress map of North America
- Apr, 23, 2020
- Structural Geology Oil & Gas Geo-Energy Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Research / Academia
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study presents the first quantitative stress magnitude map that also includes horizontal stress orientations in North America. The findings were recently published in Nature Communications. Th...
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Numerous submarine landslides detected in the Gulf of Mexico
- May, 18, 2020
- Landslides Oil & Gas Slope Stability News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Seismic Slope Stability
- Gulf of Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a new study, scientists have identified 85, previously unknown, submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico that occurred in a 7-year period (from 2008 to 2015). The results of the study have been...
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Massive earthquakes possibly associated with tectonic plates reversal
- Apr, 29, 2020
- Structural Geology Geology Highlights Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers have found that there is a possible connection between large seismic shocks and the reversal of tectonic plates. The results of the study have been published in Nature Journal on April 2...
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Evaluating the earthquake hazard of hydraulic fracturing
- Apr, 28, 2020
- Oil & Gas Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study suggests new guidelines in order to mitigate the earthquake risk triggered by hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process that aims at connecting existing cracks in...
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