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Sinkholes open in New Jersey's beach

About 12 sinkholes have opened in Sea Bright beach, located in New Jersey, during the past days. The sinkholes that are up to 1 meter wide and deep, appeared on the beach after Subtropical Storm Meli...

Landslide struck a house near Carmarthen, UK: Family barely escapes

A family barely escaped before debris from a landslide hit their residence. The incident occurred on September 29, 2019. The house is located between the villages of Cynwyl Elfed and Bronwydd and the...

Keller wins global projects award for work on the Follo Line Project in Norway

Keller’s work on the prestigious Follo Line Project in Norway has won an Award of Merit in the Rail category at the ENR (Engineering News-Record) Global Best Projects competition. The annual contest...

Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia

Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...

Yellowknife sandpits almost vanished

The sandpits in Yellowknife, a city located in North Canada, are almost gone after a long period of excavation conducted for construction purposes started back in the 1970s. The 11,000-year-old sedim...

Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings

CHANCE engineers Jason Herron and Joseph Brown will present on the Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings at the DFI 44th Annual Conference in Chicago on Thursday, October 17. ABSTRA...

Swiss Alps are destabilizing due to global warming

Rockfall incidents are starting to increase as a result of temperature rise and glacier melting in the Swiss Alps. Swiss Alps that are located south, south-east of Switzerland, create a mountainous t...

Pocket Penetrometer for fast estimates of unconfined compressive strength of cohesive soils

The pocket penetrometer is specified for use by OSHA for field personnel to verify soil strength estimates when evaluating stability and the safety of trench excavations. It verifies whether excavati...

Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera

A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad stretching for more than 35,000 kilometers in 22 st...

Volcano in Mexico erupts 14 times during a night

According to official reports, Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico erupted 14 times during a single night. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers southeast of Mexico City. According to the National Di...

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