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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia: At least 77 fatalities
- Jan, 14, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia, Majene
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia resulting in, at least, 77 casualties. The seismic shock occurred on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Its epicenter was located northeast...
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14 casualties after intense flooding and landslides struck South Korea
- Aug, 04, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
South Korea was recently hit by floods and landslides that resulted in 14 fatalities. The country is experiencing its longest monsoon period since 2013. According to updates on August 5, 2020, heavy...
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New Zealand massive floods: Thousands evacuated
- Feb, 03, 2020
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Numerous people have been evacuated after extreme rainfalls resulted in massive floods in New Zealand. The flood incidents are more intense in South Island, where an immense 1 meter of precipitation...
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India's first railway station inside a tunnel
- Oct, 26, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
India is about to acquire its first railway station inside a 27-km-long tunnel. The Keylong station will be constructed at a height of 3,000m. on the Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line which is near the Sino...
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FHWA publishes research report on Spread Footings for Highway Bridges
- Dec, 20, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Ground Improvement Landfill Engineering Geomatics Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Singapore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The FHWA National Geotechnical Team announces the availability of the completed research report titled "Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures" (FHWA-RC/TD-10-001)....
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