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Naval Station Mayport Missile Magazine Foundation Project
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Shaft Foundations Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Square shaft helical piles with an added grout column were the ideal foundation to support two missile magazines in one of America's largest Naval bases. Located on the Atlantic coast near Jacksonvil...
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Edenville dam failure GeoStudio simulation
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Dam Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Slope Stability Finite Element / Finite Difference
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
It was impossible to foresee what began as heavy rainfall on 18 May, 2020, would end with the brutal failure of both the Edenville and Sanford dams in Michigan, USA. But the catastrophe could have b...
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Ground Improvement project at University of Portland
- Aug, 22, 2022
- Ground Improvement News On Projects / Industry
- United States, New York, Rochester
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller provided a ground improvement solution to mitigate lateral spreading and foundation support for new structures on the 35-acre Franz River campus. As part of the University of Portland’s 2013 M...
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Sinkhole opened up in private pool: one man found dead after being swept into
- Jul, 21, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical Soil Structure Interaction Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Israel, Karmei Yosef
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A man was found dead on Thursday afternoon, hours after a sinkhole opened up in an inground swimming pool at a private home in central Israel, with the receding water dragging him away along with ano...
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Foundations challenges and solution for the Boston University Center for Computer & Data Sciences project
- Aug, 03, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry Ground Improvement Grouting
- United States, Massachusetts, Boston
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With its unique, award-winning, design resembling a cantilevered stack of books, the Center for Computing & Data Sciences is a striking addition to Boston University’s Central Campus which is loc...
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Uganda, Kenya: A new dam to provide water and electricity to five towns
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Kenya
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The East African Community (EAC) is helping to increase access to water and electricity in Uganda and Kenya through the All Purpose Water Resources Development Project (AWDP). The cross-border region...
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British Columbia: Canada supports flood, landslide recovery efforts with $870 million
- Jul, 18, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Canada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The advance payments of over 870 million Canadian dollars (700 million U.S. dollars) is in addition to the 207 million Canadian dollars (166 million U.S. dollars) in support of wildfire recovery effo...
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Seismic Zone Foundation System
- Jul, 22, 2022
- Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Santa Rosa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 5 foot 6 inch thick slab of concrete was not a good enough foundation for this seismic zone. Learn what engineers proposed for a foundation design - and how it held up when an earthquake put it to...
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Hoover Dam transformer explosion: no fatality was reported
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other News News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A transformer exploded on Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. The cause of t...
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Sunshine Coast's ‘worst landslide in 30 years’ is extensive with no easy fix
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Other Geotechnical Erosion Transportation Geotechnics Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada, Sunshine Coast
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide on Black Mountain Road is believed to be the biggest experienced on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years. The road is just west of the Bruce Highway, not far from Cooroy. Geotechnical assessmen...
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