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Earthquake in Peru's central coast shakes buildings in Lima
- May, 13, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
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: Gerasimos Livieratos
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: Gerasimos Livieratos
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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Keller Deep Foundations Project at P&H Inland Grain Terminal
- May, 10, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations Shaft Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Dugald
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller designed and constructed a deep foundations solution for a new grain terminal, overcoming the challenges of changing weather conditions. As part of the larger P&H National Grain Asset Net...
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At least 20 fatalities in floods and landslides in DR Congo and Rwanda
- Apr, 27, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 20 people have died after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in areas of Rwanda and neighbouring parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) over the last few days. Local...
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ISSMGE honours PLAXIS innovation
PLAXIS geotechnical analysis software has been named as Outstanding Innovation Award winner at the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) in Sydney. PL...
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Rocscience | Embracing Innovation: Seamless Integration Between RocFall2 and RocFall3
- May, 04, 2022
- Rock Engineering News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The thoughts behind integrating Rocscience’s dynamic rockfall analysis programs RocFall2 is a leading program for rockfall modeling & analysis used by engineers around the world to help mitigate...
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Keller acquires GKM
- May, 04, 2022
- Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Acquisition of GKM Consultants further strengthens Keller’s geotechnical monitoring expertise and solutions. Keller North America (Keller) announces the acquisition of GKM Consultants Inc., an instr...
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Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study
- May, 03, 2022
- Engineering Geology Geomorphology Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Gerasimos Livieratos
Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study An enormous landslide took place at 28 of November 2020 near the remote glacial valley of West Grenville...
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Rocscience | Introducing RocFall3 - Features and Applications
- May, 02, 2022
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization News On Software
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
A 3D statistical analysis program, RocFall3 is designed to assess slopes at risk for rockfalls. The program can determine Energy, Velocity, and Bounce Heights along multiple rock paths. Not only can...
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