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From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
- May, 24, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 15-million city is situated very close to the so-called North Anatolian Fault Zone which runs just outside the city, below the Marmara Sea. Scientists appreciate that an earthquake of magnitude M7...
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Scientists in search for hints about Caribbean earthquakes
- May, 16, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Caribbean Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Led by Jenny Collier of Imperial College London, a team of scientists will be taking measurements from the seafloor of the Caribbean islands, trying to gain some early warning clues about the region's...
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Stanford scientists develop software tool to reduce risk of manmade earthquakes
- Mar, 13, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Fault Slip Potential (FSP) tool identifies risky faults by determining the probability of a fault being pushed to slip due to wastewater injection and other activities associated with oil and gas...
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Prof. Briaud at Texas A&M Launches Course on Geoengineering Case Histories
Introducing a great initiative by Prof. Briaud in academia community for making geo-engineering more appealing to students and to instill engineering judgement and big picture notion before they gradu...
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The Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Post-Disaster Geotechnical Reconnaissance Webinar Video Share
- Dec, 23, 2016
- News On Research / Academia Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Post-Disaster Geotechnical Reconnaissance Webinar outlines some useful aspects on UAV platforms, sensors and regulations and focuses on the integration of...
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Call for Papers on Geoenvironmental Engineering Case Histories for Publication in the ISSMGE International Journal of Geongineering Case Histories
The Technical Committee on Environmental Geotechnics (TC215) of the ISSMGE announced a Call for Papers for Case Histories in Geoenvironmental Engineering that will be published in ISSMGE's Intern...
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DFI Releases Report from Workshop on Quality Assurance for Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts
- Oct, 05, 2016
- News On Research / Academia Deep Foundations Shaft Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has released a free, 187-page report from a workshop on quality assurance practices for acceptance of post-grouted drilled shafts. The workshop was held in Oc...
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NASA Research Indicates Mercury is Seismically Active
Based on research from data collected with the MESSENGER spacecraft, NASA believes that Mercury is tectonically active. If correct, this makes Mercury the only tectonically active planet in the solar...
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Researchers Develop Theory Behind New Madrid Earthquakes
- Sep, 22, 2016
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers along with USGS believe they may have developed a theory to explain the mid-plate earthquakes of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. They theorize that super dense rock exerts a gravitational pul...
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Hidden Canal Found Beneath Mayan Temple in Mexico (Video)
Last week, archaeologists made a discovery at the Temple of the Inscriptions in the Mayan ruins of Palenque. Using sonar, they found a canal under the temple that is believed to be a symbolic gateway...
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