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The Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements Program (IDEA)

The Innovations, Developments, Enhancement, and Advancements (IDEA) Program evaluates earth-retaining systems more efficiently and advances the dissemination of ERS technology to the construction ind...

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45% of Himachal Pradesh at Risk of Landslides and Floods – What Can Be Done?

A recent geospatial study has revealed that over 45% of Himachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides, floods, and avalanches. Researchers conducted hazard mapping to identify high-risk zones...

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Eurocode 7's Evolution: Enhancing Resilience with Reliability Based Methods in Geotechnical Projects

The second-generation Eurocode 7 marks a pivotal evolution in geotechnical engineering standards, introducing reliability-based design approaches to enhance precision and adaptability. The recently r...

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Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards

Winners to be Announced on October 9 at Bentley’s 2024 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards Event in Vancouver. Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineerin...

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Ensuring Tailings Pond Stability With RS2

Tailings ponds are critical components of mining operations and are engineered to contain the remnants of mined materials. As mines extract more resources, the volume of waste increases, and the pond...

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Video shows the moment soil nail wall collapses in Coquitlam, Canada

The collapse of what appears to be a soil nail wall, used to retain a vertical excavation in Coquitlam, British Columbia, was caught on video on Wednesday, November 29. Furthermore, the failure occu...

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English coastal town’s households evacuated after landslide

A landslide in the English coastal town of St Leonards-on-Sea led to several cliff top properties being evacuated, just ten days after a previous incident. Furthermore, the landslide took place in E...

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NASA partners with Pacific Disaster Center on new landslide hazard assessment and warning system

A collaboration between NASA and University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was recently made public on October 26, regarding NASA’s Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness mo...

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Landslide occurs at Colombia’s El Peñón de Guatapé tourist attraction

The moment that a small collapse occurred at the flank of Colombia’s popular tourist attraction, El Peñón de Guatapé, on November 2, was caught on video. Furthermore, El Peñón de Guatapé is an appro...

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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé

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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