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Dam Project in China to Be World’s Largest Robotic 3D Print
China is poised to build a hydropower dam in two years using artificial intelligence, construction robots, and zero human labor, the South China Morning Post first reported on Sunday, citing a paper...
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Comparison of Residential Foundation Repair / Remediation options
- May, 20, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
CHANCE Foundation Solutions Engineer Shawn Downey compiled a comparison of foundation repair options to help homeowners weigh the pros and cons of various solutions. Your home is a significant invest...
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Osito Canyon Landslide Stabilization Project
- May, 19, 2022
- Slope Stability Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Slide events are common in Osito Canyon in the Angeles National Forest. During heavy rains in 2005 , an approximately 900 ft long landslide occurred along the historic Old Ridge Route overlooking the...
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New release PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22 Update 1 is out!
- May, 19, 2022
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Finite Element / Finite Difference Data Management Foundation Design / Construction Soil Behavior Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In this latest minor release for PLAXIS 2D, PLAXIS 3D and Monopile Designer Bentley Systems introduced the discontinuity element in PLAXIS 3D, improved scripting support, did some CAD import improvem...
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San Francisco’s troubled Millennium Tower continues to sink
- May, 19, 2022
- Deep Excavations Foundation Design / Construction Settlements
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The iconic 58-storey residential building known as Millennium Tower at the city of San Francisco continues to sink despite a 100 million dollars fixing program has been implemented to fix it. The...
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Historic Remediation with Helical Piles
- May, 17, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chance Foundation Solutions was faced with the challenge to upgrade the foundation of an existing historical building for Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Biscailuz Training Center and bring...
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Landslides in Assam, India: at least three fatalities
- May, 12, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least three people were killed in landslides in Dima Hasao district of Assam, an official bulletin said. According to a bulletin issued by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Sa...
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Earthquake in Peru's central coast shakes buildings in Lima
- May, 13, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Peruvian Navy’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate ruled out that the earthquake caused a tsunami. However, it is recommended that citizens stay alert. On Thursday, a 5.5 magnitude earthquak...
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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Landslide buries primary road connecting Alaska resort community to city of Seward
- May, 10, 2022
- Engineering Geology Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide occurred around 7.40 am on Saturday has cut off the access to the road connecting Alaska resort community to the city of Seward. The repair works had not started yet, due to safety concer...
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