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East Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated little during past 8 million years
Large parts of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet did not retreat significantly during a time when carbon dioxide concentrations were similar to today's levels. Three major ice sheets are being closely w...
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Increased seismic hazard due to Earth's rotation slowdown
Scientists from the U.S. believe that a significant increase of earthquakes will occur beginning from 2018. Their predictions are correlated with the deceleration of the Earth's spin velocity, a ph...
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Moon is making the days on Earth longer
- Jun, 18, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Other Geotechnical Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A study shows evidence that as the distance between Earth and the moon increases year by year, the days are getting longer. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim that moon c...
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A new underlying mechanism in deadly 7.1R quake in Taiwan in 1906 has been uncovered
The earthquake was one of the deadliest to ever strike the country The earthquake was one of the deadliest to ever strike the country The 1906 Meishan earthquake, named after the village near wher...
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''Snowball Earth'' triggered by the advent of plate tectonics?
- Jun, 05, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
During the Neoproterozoic, a geological era which occurred about 542 million to one billion years ago, Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as ''Snowball Earth...
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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Leaning tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. The construction of the Tower be...
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Participate in Survey on Innovation Initiatives of ISSMGE
ISSMGE is pleased to invite you to participate in a survey on “Innovation Initiatives of ISSMGE.” The IDC has been working for the last eight years on a number of initiatives, and as new prio...
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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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FHWA publishes research report on Spread Footings for Highway Bridges
- Dec, 20, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Ground Improvement Landfill Engineering Geomatics Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The FHWA National Geotechnical Team announces the availability of the completed research report titled "Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures" (FHWA-RC/TD-10-001)....
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Scientists to map areas at risk from liquefaction (video)
- Dec, 09, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Risk & Reliability Liquefaction Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A team of researchers has been brought together under LIQUEFACT project to investigate and find solutions against one of the most devastating forms of seismic phenomena – liquefaction. Liquefaction...
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