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£249M Tidal Barrier Project Gains Momentum with Barge and Piling Works
- Mar, 17, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction Groundwater & Seepage Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of the Bridgwater Tidal Barrier, a £249M flood defence project in Somerset, has taken a significant step forward with the arrival of a jack-up barge. This floating platform will supp...
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Geoengineer.org Video Platform Updated with New Content from Geotechnical Frontiers 2025
We are excited to announce that the Geoengineer.org video platform has been updated with fresh and insightful content! With 1,350+ geotechnical videos, our platform is the go-to resource for professi...
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Helicopters to Scan Wyoming and Colorado for Hidden Minerals
- Mar, 17, 2025
- Aerial Geomorphology Geophysics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights
- United States, Colorado
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a groundbreaking initiative, low-level helicopter flights will begin scanning the geology of Wyoming and northern Colorado started February 2025. This airborne electromagnetic (AEM) survey, part o...
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Geotechnical news recap of March 2025 now on YouTube!
- Apr, 01, 2025
- Landslides Rock Engineering Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Settlements Erosion Stabilization Structural Geology Mining Soil Structure Interaction Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of March 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Geotechnica...
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Geotechnical news recap of February 2025 now on YouTube!
- Mar, 14, 2025
- Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Landslides Settlements Stabilization Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Groundwater & Seepage Tunneling Structural Geology Engineering Geology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of February 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Santorini on...
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Announcing the Richard D. Woods Legacy Website on Geoengineer.org
Professor Richard D. Woods who was for most of his life a Professor at the University of Michigan, was a pioneer geotechnical engineer whose contributions to soil dynamics and geophysics left a lasti...
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7,000 Buildings at Risk: The Sinking of Alexandria
- Mar, 13, 2025
- Settlements Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- Egypt, Alexandria
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Once a beacon of civilization, Alexandria, the historic Egyptian port city founded by Alexander the Great, is now fighting for survival against rising sea levels. A recent study warns that saltwater...
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Trench Collapse in Catonsville Kills Two Workers – March 2025 Investigation Underway
- Feb, 28, 2025
- Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical Soil Mechanics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Maryland, Catonsville
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On February 28, 2025, a tragic trench collapse in Catonsville, Maryland, claimed the lives of two young construction workers. The two men were reinforcing a retaining wall inside an 8-foot-deep trenc...
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2018 Tragedy Remembered: Fuego Volcano Eruption Forces Evacuations
- Mar, 10, 2025
- Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Guatemala
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano, one of the most active in the world, erupted once again, spewing gas, ash, and molten rock into the sky. The eruption, which began overnight, has forced nearly 300 families...
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The Future of Volcanology: AI and Machine Learning Take the Lead
- Mar, 10, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical Geology Highlights News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Predicting volcanic eruptions has always been a challenge due to the unpredictable nature of volcanoes and the scarcity of historical eruption data. However, a groundbreaking study led by researchers...
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