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Massive cliff collapse in Jurassic Coast, UK
- Apr, 12, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Geology
- United Kingdom, Weymouth
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A cliff collapse that occurred in England's Jurassic Coast is considered to be the largest to hit the region in 60 years. The landslide struck in mid-April near Weymouth, a town located in Dorset Cou...
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Findings on massive meteorite impact in Antarctica about half a million years ago
- Mar, 31, 2021
- Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Antarctica
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists have detected evidence regarding a large meteorite impact that occurred about 430,000 years ago in Antarctica. The findings were recently published in Science Advances. Meteorite impacts o...
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M 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia: At least 8 casualties
- Apr, 10, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.0 earthquake hit Indonesia on April 10, 2021, resulting in at least 8 fatalities. The seismic shock struck at around 7 am (UTC) about 45 kilometers off the coast of Java, the main island and ec...
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GINTEC releases ADM Simulation Training Software
- Apr, 12, 2021
- Dam Engineering Stabilization Instrumentation Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Structural Geology Tunneling News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Through this virtual simulation training software, an ADM monitor system user can easily understand how to install the ADM monitor system on site and how the cloud platform works. GINTEC has recorded...
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Marsquakes detected by NASA's InSight Mission
- Mar, 07, 2021
- News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights Engineering Seismology Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NASA's InSight Mars Lander has recently retrieved clear data of two relatively strong quakes that occurred on the Red Planet. The InSight Lander was launched in 2018 and successfully landed on Mars t...
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Join GeoWorld's 2021 Geotechnical Business Directory today!
GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2021 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...
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Floods and landslides struck Indonesia: At least 41 casualties
- Apr, 04, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Torrential rains have caused extensive floods and landslides in Indonesia resulting in, at least, 41 fatalities. According to the Indonesian Disaster Relief Agency, eastern Indonesia was severely imp...
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High Capacity Helical Piles
- Apr, 05, 2021
- Pile Foundations News On Products & Services News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
When it comes to deep foundations and high capacity piles in general, helical piles are often overlooked by today’s engineers. Perhaps it’s due to a lack of familiarity, or simply minimal evidence su...
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Keller's Neutrogel®: A new cheaper and greener grouting material
- Apr, 02, 2021
- Groundwater & Seepage Foundation Design / Construction News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new grouting material called Neutrogel® that has minimal impact on soil and groundwater, a much lower carbon footprint and lower costs, has been successfully used on a Keller project for the first...
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New foundation design to tackle the effect of earthquake induced deformations
- Dec, 31, 2020
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from the University of Technology (UTC) in Sydney, Australia, have introduced a new method to protect buildings from earthquakes. An earthquake can be devastating for civil engineering inf...
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