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IoT Advancements in Thermal Integrity Profiling
Thermal Integrity Profiling is a method that has been implemented in drilled shafts and bored piles to offer reliable integrity data for engineers. Shaft excavations have numerous variables to accoun...
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Rockfall in New Zealand's road: One driver dead
A rock boulder detached from a slope near a road hitting a car and killing its driver in New Zealand. The incident occurred at about 1:50 pm local time on November 13, 2019, in the State Highway 6. T...
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Franki's geotechnical work for the construction of Cervejas de Moçambique’s new brewery
Franki Africa (a Keller company) is the largest, oldest and most established specialist contractor in sub-Saharan Africa. Franki had to call on all its experience to meet the array of challenges for...
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Mudslide struck Mansfield, UK: 35 residences evacuated
35 residences have been evacuated after a mudslide hit near the Bank End Close in Mansfield, United Kingdom. The ground failure occurred at about 17:00 local time on November 7, 2019, following a he...
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GEO5 Edition 2020 just released by Fine Software
A new edition of GEO5 is released once a year, always on November 1st. Users of the newest edition always have access to all new upgrades and updates of that edition. The edition is maintained for 2-...
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Bus falls into a sinkhole in Pittsburgh
- Oct, 28, 2019
- Erosion Pavement Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
A 6-meter deep sinkhole suddenly opened up shallowing a Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh, USA. The ground failure occurred at Penn Avenue and 10th Street, on Monday, October 28, 2019. According to...
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2 strong earthquake hit Philippines: At least 14 fatalities
- Oct, 29, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines, Davao City
At least 14 people died after 2 earthquakes struck the southern part of Philippines. The first seismic shock (M 5.6) occurred on October 29, 2019, and it was followed by a M 6.5 tremblor 2 days later...
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Restricted Access Piling at Hayes and Harlington Railway Station in London by Keller
Hayes and Harlington station serves the west London districts from Paddington Station to Heathrow and forms part of the Crossrail Package 3 upgrade which involves new trains, improved stations and ea...
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High-capacity driven-pile Foundation for a 33-story high-rise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Nominated for the Top Project Award, GRL Engineers, Inc., has been recognized for the contributions made during the construction of the 7Seventy7 apartments in Milwaukee, WI. The project consists of...
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Lighthouse was pulled away from eroding cliff in Denmark
Rubjerg Knude lighthouse, located in Hjorring, northwest Denmark, was moved from an eroding sand dune cliff. The 120-year old structure was situated about 200 meters away from the cliff when it was c...
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