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Brazil: at least 18 fatalities due to rains and landslides

Torrential rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state caused landslides that buried houses. At least 18 people have been killed. The heavy rains, which began on Friday, killed at least 11 people on Sunday w...

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Are you building on a solid foundation or living on borrowed time?

Beware of building on unstable soils! Helical piles are a proven deep foundation that can save big time and money on a new construction project. If you are turning your head the other way when it com...

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China: The longest underwater highway tunnel is open to vehicle traffic

At a length of 10.79 kilometers (6.65 miles), the Taihu tunnel is the longest underwater highway tunnel in China. After nearly four years of construction, it is now open to vehicle traffic. The tunne...

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GeoWorld reaches 25,000+ members becoming the largest geotechnical community in the World!

GeoWorld, the largest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now reached 25,000+ active members listed from the worldwide community! GeoWorld was...

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91,421 paper downloads in 2021 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!

The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that its papers were downloaded 91,421 times in 2021. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories...

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An impressive cliff failure in Seri Kembangan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A large and impressive cut slope failure occurred on the banks of a drainage channel in Seri Kembangan, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on 25 January 2022.  This event was notable because it was...

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New major release PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V22.00 is out!

PLAXIS V22 brings a major overhaul to the data structure of the material database and a more flexible and more robust way of handling project units. Due to these major changes, PLAXIS V22 will be ins...

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Water diversion dam is under construction in Afghan province

The construction work for a water diversion dam has been launched in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the local government said on Wednesday January 19. With a total cost of 14 million af...

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3D Finite Element Analysis of a Contiguous Pile Wall

By Ian Williams, Ph.D. Introduction This article provides a brief summary of a 3D finite element analysis carried out using RS3 to model a contiguous pile retaining wall at the site of a propose...

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Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8 killed after heavy rain that causes damage and landslides

Heavy rain has caused damage to homes and triggered landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province on 20 January 2022, as disaster authorities in Pakistan reported. There are at least 8 fatalities, a...

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