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Manitoba floods urging for military assistance and even deliberate flooding of areas

Water rise in Saskatchewan is flooding Manitoba, while officials are declaring the province in a state of emergency, further seeking military assistance to protect 200 rural homes. Authorities ar...

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Oil facilities in Japan prone to liquefaction after a strong earthquake

Japanese government researchers support that about 43% of the petrochemical complexes on Japan's Pacific coast are likely to be damaged in the event of a feared magnitude-9 earthquake in central and w...

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Vertek: Ensure Properties are Accurate Using Sediment Cone Testing

Obtaining a representative and undisturbed sample of cohesive sedimentary soil, such as sand, is very difficult and often times impossible. Because of this, determining the properties of san...

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2014 Shamsher Prakash annual prize for excellence in teaching of Geotechnical Engineering

The Shamsher Prakash Foundation is happy to announce this year's "SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING". The award is primarily oriented to young teachers (les...

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Dear Geoengineers, the June issue of our newsletter is out !

The June issue #112 of our monthly e-newsletter came out yesterday !  Check out the Geotechnical... News: in this month issue you can watch the ASCE's Terzaghi Lecture 2014 as well as read ou...

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Hayward Baker Inc. forms strategic alliance for the commercialization of BioJetâ„¢

Hayward Baker Inc. (HBI) announces the formation of a strategic alliance with EOS Remediation, LLC (EOS, Raleigh, NC) and Chemical Grouting Co., Ltd. (CG Co., Tokyo, Japan) for the commercialization...

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Keynetix new version of HoleBASE SI Released

Another year of development has been completed on HoleBASE SI since the last release 4 months ago and although most of the development resources have been directed into the new Template Studio and Ext...

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Big earthquakes have become more frequent - scientists fail to interrelate them

Based on a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in the first quarter of 2014 strong earthquakes have doubled, compared to the average since 1979. Lead study author Tom Parsons and...

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The aftermath of torrential rain and floods in Latin America is the displacement of over 200,000 people

Extensive flooding in at least three Latin American countries is causing the evacuation of many provinces and towns, while meteorologists predict that even though water levels will reduce in the follo...

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Video: Mudslide getting into a family's living room, destroying their house

While waters are beginning to recede, the flooding aftermath in Minnesota is going to afflict people for quite some time, particularly in Le Sueur and the Carlson family. A mudslide next to their home...

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