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Encinal High School Stadium ground improvement solution to address seismicity concerns
- Nov, 26, 2025
- Ground Improvement Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Alameda
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller collaborated with the geotechnical engineer to design a ground improvement solution that addressed seismicity concerns, as required by the California Geological Survey (CGS). As part of a lar...
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UCLA study identifies three geological factors behind Myanmar’s record-breaking supershear earthquake
- Nov, 05, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geophysics News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A UCLA-led research team has revealed how a combination of three critical geological factors created the perfect conditions for Myanmar’s devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March 2025, one of th...
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Magnitude 7.4 and 6.8 earthquakes strike southern philippines, causing damage and evacuations
- Oct, 10, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the southern Philippines on October 10, leaving at least seven people dead and prompting tsunami alerts along adjacent coastlines. The first quake measured ma...
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Introducing RSSeismic: Rocscience Enters Earthquake Engineering with the Power of DEEPSOIL
- Sep, 03, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Software Soil Dynamics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rocscience Inc. is excited to introduce RSSeismic, a dedicated software platform for modelling and analysing the impact of earthquakes on geotechnical infrastructure. Emerging from decades of pioneer...
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Seismic Swarms in Tokara: A Reminder of Japan’s Tectonic Complexity and the Projection of the Mega Earthquake
- Jun, 28, 2025
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Slope Stability Engineering Seismology News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Japan, Toshima
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Over 500 earthquakes shook Japan’s Tokara Islands in June 2025, with the strongest tremors reaching magnitude 5.1. While no major damage was reported, this seismic swarm has prompted renewed analysis...
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Beneath the Sombrero: Bolivia’s Uturuncu and the Science of ‘Zombie’ Volcanoes
- May, 08, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology Engineering Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geothermal Geology Highlights News On Research / Academia
- Andes
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Once considered long dormant, Bolivia’s towering Uturuncu volcano is defying expectations. Rising over 19,700 feet above sea level in the Andes, Uturuncu has not erupted in over 250,000 years. Yet re...
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Istanbul’s 6.2 Magnitude Seismic Warning: Revisiting Risk After the 2023 Catastrophe
- Apr, 23, 2025
- Seismic Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Turkey, İstanbul
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On April 23, 2025, Istanbul experienced a magnitude 6.2 earthquake beneath the Sea of Marmara, just 40 kilometers southwest of the city. With a shallow focal depth of 10 kilometers, the quake rippled...
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Which Helical Pile Type to Choose & Why: Square, Round, Combo or Displacement
- Mar, 21, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Helical piles are screw anchors that are widely used in applications where unstable soils require extra support for a structure or tieback application. Learn about the pros and cons of various helica...
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How to Solve Dynamic Structural Health Monitoring Challenges with ROCK Acceleration
- Mar, 19, 2025
- Instrumentation Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geophysics News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As global infrastructure continues to age, the urgency for innovative solutions in structural health monitoring (SHM) rises. To meet and support this timely need, Syscom Instruments proudly introduce...
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Geotechnical news recap of January 2025 now on YouTube!
- Feb, 06, 2025
- Structural Geology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Road Embankments Earth Retaining Structures Groundwater & Seepage Levees Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Earthquake Reconnaissance Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy Oil & Gas Other Energy Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- 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 January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) The Denali Fa...
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