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Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction
- Nov, 15, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics Other News
- Sweden
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel will be constructed in Sweden by Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (...
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Orara River: Targeting erosion on the banks of the river
- Nov, 26, 2022
- Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Erosion is being repaired along the Orara River thanks to two NSW Government Habitat Action Grants funding practical, on-ground rehabilitation works for fish habitats, including managing stock access...
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Rocscience | Shear Strength Reduction Analysis – the Gift that Keeps Giving
- Nov, 25, 2022
- Slope Stability Analysis News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The "gift that keeps on giving" is a famous English phrase that implies a gift that gives enjoyment again and again. Per this definition, the Shear Strength Reduction (SSR) method of slope stability...
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Deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia
- Nov, 26, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday and thus Italy has declared a state of emergency. On Sunday morning, 10 people rema...
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Indonesian landslide due to earthquake: rescuers focus on survivors
- Nov, 20, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Monday killing at least 272, more than a third of them children. On an increasingly urgent search, Indonesian rescuers narrowed their focus to a landslide...
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Using Terzaghi’s Equation in Foundation Design
- Nov, 25, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Theoretical models to predict the capacity of helical piles are based on Soil Mechanics and an appropriate mechanism of failure, depending on the geometry of the pile/anchor and the type of soil. Usi...
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Keller ranks #1 on on Excavation and Foundation firms for 2022 ENR
Engineering News Record (ENR) ranks Keller #1 Excavation and Foundation firm for 2022. This is Keller’s fourth year holding this top position. Before 2019, this position was held by Keller company Ha...
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Material Reuse through geoBIM at HS2 Phase 1 – Area North Earthworks: Winner of Bentley Systems Going Digital Awards on Geotechnical Engineering
- Nov, 24, 2022
- Ground Improvement Data Management News On Projects / Industry News On Software News On Awards News On Events
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 90-kilometer HS2 Phase 1 rail route has approximately 25 million cubic meters of material earmarked for excavation, which is equivalent to 10,000 Olympic swimming pools, making the volume of ea...
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Awards of sophisticated civil engineering for two California projects
- Nov, 14, 2022
- Pile Foundations Other Geotechnical Soil Behavior Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services News On Awards Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two California projects its San Francisco section 2022 project awards were awarded from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): (i) outstanding geotechnical award for YouTube’s HQ in San Brun...
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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 17, 2022
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- Norway, Oslo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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