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Desert Breath: an impressive land installation in the Egyptian desert

Desert Breath, located in the Egyptian desert, is a land art project created by D.A.ST. Arteam to show the passage of time through its gradual erosion. The project was completed in 1997 and is st...

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Is the California levee system earthquake proof?

According to a recent state report, California's levee system appears to be vulnerable to earthquakes or other natural disasters. Despite recent remediation efforts, about $40 billion would be require...

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Confused with Soil Type charts? Have a look at Vertek's guidelines!

During CPT data analysis and interpretation, especially young geotechnical engineers may find themselves among different classification charts. Learn about the basic guidelines in Vertek's article and...

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Vol. 4, Issue 2 of the IJGCH has been released!

We are pleased to announce the Issue #2 of Volume #4 of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, an official Journal of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical...

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Keynetix releases new features for HoleBASE SI product suite

Keynetix's development team have been working hard for further improvement of HoleBASE SI product suite and now is pleased to announce the details of the new releases for HoleBASE SI, HoleBASE SI Exte...

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Keynetix's new version of KeyLAB is released

In continuation to the new features of the HoleBASE SI product suite, Keynetix is delighted to present the details of the new release for KeyLAB. KeyLAB has also gone from strength to strength sinc...

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Portsmouth Coastal Scheme: colossal coastal protection project about to begin

An extended coastal protection project is about to begin in Portsmouth, UK, covering nearly 13km of the area's coastline. The project aims in reducing flood risk and erosion over a time span of 100 ye...

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Continuous dam movement raises concerns in Kremmling CO

Continuous movement and settlement accumulation occurring in Ritchard Dam, in Wolford Mountain Reservoir, is brought to the attention of the Colorado River District board of directors, which will...

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New parameter in flood risk assessment recent study reveals

With half a million dollars spent to adress direct flooding costs in the U.S. in 2012, flood risk evaluation is still hard to perform, since not all contributing factors are recognized, frequently lea...

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Tongan volcano activity forms island in the Pacific [Video]

A new island is being formed in the Pacific Ocean as a result of volcanic eruption. The volcanic activity is caught on video by experts who approached the spot by boat, in an effort to investigate the...

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