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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé
- Oct, 08, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Cameroon, Yaoundé
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...
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The failure of Libya’s Wadi Derna dams and its role in the catastrophic aftermath
- Sep, 10, 2023
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Libya, Derna
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Storm Daniel, a Mediterranean hurricane system, caused widespread destruction in Libya this past week, bringing with it more than 400 mm of precipitation in areas that normally receive 1.5 mm for the...
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PLAXIS 2023.2 New release is out!
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Data Management Deep Foundations Ground Improvement Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction Landslides Slope Stability Engineering Geology Dam Engineering Earth Retaining Structures Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
This latest release solidifies Seequent's Connected Geotechnical Workflow, reducing the need for duplicate entry of data across several software packages. Other functionality adds more geotechnical c...
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Days of heavy rain cause partial collapse of Norwegian dam
- Aug, 09, 2023
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Norway, Braskereidfoss
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Part of a dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, located on the Glomma River, Norway, gave way on August 9. Furthermore, Norway saw days of heavy rain prior to the event, due to Storm...
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Extreme precipitation wreaks havoc in South Korea with numerous floods and landslides
- Jul, 15, 2023
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Geotechnical
- South Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rain falling in South Korea since July 9 intensified during the weekend and caused numerous floods and landslides in the country. Furthermore, more than 60 cm of precipitation has been measure...
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Investigation works underway for the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project
- Jun, 28, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Earth / Rockfill Dams Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Investigation works have started for Queensland’s Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project. The proposed Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project is a publicly owned energy storage facility with a capacit...
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NorSand constitutive material model explained and visualized through animations
- Jun, 19, 2023
- Liquefaction Engineering Dam Engineering Tailings Dams Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Other Geotechnical Soil Mechanics News On Research / Academia News On Publications Other News Visualization
- United States, Georgia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NorSand is an advanced constitutive material model utilizing Critical State Soil Mechanics (CSSM), a concept also used in the Modified Cam Clay model. Srinivas Vivek Bokkisa and Jorge Macedo from Ge...
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Seequent unveils SLOPE3D: Advanced stability analysis tool to help engineers design safer slopes
- Apr, 05, 2023
- Slope Stability Slope Stability Analysis Dam Engineering News On Products & Services News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
SLOPE3D extends capabilities of GeoStudio’s trusted 2D SLOPE/W product into 3D, significantly enhancing stability assessments for slopes in the mining and civil industries. Seequent, The Bentley Subs...
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Water is Power is Water
- Mar, 17, 2023
- Dam Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Article written by Kord Wissmann, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, President, Geopier, a division of CMC, for Geopier's Quarterly Newsletter. I’m increasingly aware that water is power. And power is wa...
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RS3’s 3D Finite Element Modeling at the Sugar Lake Dam
- Jan, 30, 2023
- Dam Engineering Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
Since the inception of civilization, water resources have been the highest priority to humans. To prevent water bodies from floods and drought, dams were created and used in several useful ways. Dams...
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