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Massive landsliding in China caused by floods

Jun, 18, 2019

Intense rainfalls in the past days have triggered massive landslides causing havoc in China's Fujian province. In particular, a huge slide in Wuping County carried away several cars, killing one man...

Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017

Switzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landslide in 2017. The village of Bondo, located near th...

Construction works on skyscraper hit the historic Hudson's building foundation

Construction works in a skyscraper have hit the foundation of the historic J.L. Hudson's department store. Hudson's was a retail department store located in Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. It was...

Triaxial Sample Preparation Items

Humboldt has an extensive inventory of all the tools and consumables used for preparing soil samples for triaxial testing. All products adhere to ASTM standards: ASTM D2850, ASTM D2166, ASTM D4767. T...

Deeper source of volcanic eruptions discovered

A volcanic source in large depth beneath the Earth's surface that used to be undisclosed was recently discovered. Scientists claim that the source is located into the transition zone between the upp...

A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities

At least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in India, respectively. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, three...

Nigerian community threatened by intense ground erosion

A village in southern Nigeria is threatened as soil erosion has caused severe issues. People have started abandoning their residences while farming and other land activities have been paused. A loca...

Enormous rockfall closes Colorado highway

Colorado Highway 145 is closed "indefinitely" after being hit by two huge rock blocks. The incident occurred on May, 24, 2019 in the Highway between the municipalities of Cortez and Telluride. Accor...

Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE) by Pile Dynamics

Drilled shafts are rarely ideal cylinders and irregularities in the shaft construction can affect shaft performance. Shaft Area Profile Evaluator (SHAPE) is the latest addition to Pile Dynamics exten...

Rockfall hits a camp on Washington's Mount Rainier

A rockfall hit a camp with 6 people on Washington's Mount Rainier Liberty Ridge route resulting in one fatality and two injuries. The rockfall occurred on Wednesday night (May 31, 2019). The climber...

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