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More field research to understand environmental change across the Arctic is required
- Jan, 13, 2020
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Research / Academia
- Arctic
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As scientists attempt to understand how climate change has affected the globe, a new study suggests that the Arctic region is "under-sampled". The Arctic region experiences severe environmental chang...
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Technology brings new knowledge about rockfalls
- Jan, 09, 2020
- Landslides News On Research / Academia
- United Kingdom, Whitby
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Technological development and advances in remote sensing have brought new data about rockfall incidents. A rockfall occurs when small to large rock fragments detach from slopes and fall downslope. Th...
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NASA's InSight Lander investigates quakes in Mars
- Jan, 08, 2020
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
InSight Lander, NASA's first mission to explore Mars' geology, is investigating the Red Planet's interior via recording tremblors known as "‘Marsquakes". NASA's InSight is the first vehicle to detect...
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Over 1,680 dams in the United States are considered to be high hazard
- Dec, 10, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to extended research conducted by the Associated Press, 1,688 dams located in 44 states and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico are in poor or unsatisfactory condition. In March 2019, Spence...
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The thickest glacier in the world has started to retreat
- Nov, 27, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- United States, Alaska, Juneau
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to NASA, the thickest glacier in the world is currently melting as a result of climate change. The Taku Glacier located in Taku inlet of Alaska is the deepest and thickest glacier of the w...
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New study shows that seasons affect the impact of earthquakes
- Nov, 19, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Freezing News On Research / Academia
- Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, recently published in Seismological Research Letters, the season an earthquake strikes may affect the ground's response and the damage on infrastructure. The research team f...
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Deep landslides triggered by the 1964 Alaska earthquake were not re-activated in the 2018 Anchorage earthquake
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Research / Academia Landslides
- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, published in Seismological Research Letters, the deep landslides that were triggered by the massive M 9.2 Alaska earthquake in 1964 were not re-activated by the M 7.1 earthq...
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New findings about Martian landslides
A new study, published in Nature Communications, reveals new evidence about Martian landslides. The surface of Mars consists of large ridges that were formed 400 million years ago and were a result...
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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Mechanics Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...
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Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings
- Oct, 09, 2019
- Pile Foundations Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
CHANCE engineers Jason Herron and Joseph Brown will present on the Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings at the DFI 44th Annual Conference in Chicago on Thursday, October 17. ABSTRA...
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