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Repair works at Whaley bridge dam may last for up to 3 years
- Aug, 01, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The repair works to rebuilt the disintegrated Whaley bridge dam located at Toddbrook Reservoir, Derbyshire, U.K., may last for 3 whole years. The dam was highly damaged and partially collapsed after...
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Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project by GRL Engineers
Hurricane Sandy hit the coastline of New Jersey at the end of October 2012, causing millions of dollars in damages including 750 homes impacted by the storm in Port Monmouth township, New Jersey. The...
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Amazon plans for two brand-new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in the U.S.
- Aug, 09, 2019
- Energy Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 1, 2019, Amazon announced a plan for two new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in Virginia. The initiative follows a dispute between the company's employees and its stakeholders. At...
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Digital strategy for a landslide disaster protection project in West Java, Indonesia
A catastrophic landslide affected the road between Bogor and Cianjur two months before the annual Indonesian Homecoming Festival in West Java. Τhe already terrible traffic situation on West Java’s m...
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Hayward Baker constructed an earth retention system adjacent to the Potomac River
Robinson Landing is a $185 million, mixed-use development that covers a full city block on the Potomac River waterfront in Alexandria, VA. Despite the challenges of working on the Potomac River adjac...
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Categories of isolated foundation footings
- Jun, 25, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The foundation of a building is constructed in order to transfer the superstructure's load to the ground. An isolated footing is one of the most used types of foundation to support single-columns whe...
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Hayward Baker worked on the construction of the world's first Guitar-Shaped Hotel
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Tampa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Alongside the glass-fronted hotel o...
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Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017
- Jun, 06, 2019
- Landslides Engineering Geology Slope Stability Soil Mechanics News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Switzerland, Bregaglia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Switzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landslide in 2017. The village of Bondo, located near th...
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Construction works on skyscraper hit the historic Hudson's building foundation
- Jun, 13, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction Caisson Foundations News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Caisson Foundations
- United States, Michigan, Detroit
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Construction works in a skyscraper have hit the foundation of the historic J.L. Hudson's department store. Hudson's was a retail department store located in Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. It was...
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GEO5 and Prague Metro line C
- Jun, 04, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction Finite Element / Finite Difference
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The section IV. C2 has 4.6km of tunnels ; mined tunnels make up a length of 2.36 km (mostly double-track) and contain three cut-and-cover stations, i.e. Střížkov, Prosek and Letňany. The fin...
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