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Rockslide caught on camera blocks a major highway in India
- Sep, 05, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Dwada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major highway in India was closed due to a large rockslide. The landslide struck on Saturday, September 5, 2020, and impacted the Chandigarh-Manali highway situated near Dwada in the Indian Mandi d...
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Advantages of pseudo-3D consolidation analysis with SVSOLID, SVFLUX
- Sep, 10, 2020
- Dam Engineering Tailings Dams News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Soil Mechanics Soil Behavior Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tailings Management Facilities (TMFs) require the numerical modeling of large-strain consolidation to represent the release of water with time. Such numerical modeling in the state of practice has tr...
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Mine collapse in Pakistan: At least 18 people dead
At least 18 people have been reported dead after a mine collapse in Pakistan. The failure occurred on Monday, September 8, 2020, in a remote mine situated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. T...
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Helical pile solution for environmentally sensitive areas
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Tennessee, Dover
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A key benefit of Hubbell's helical piles is the ability to install them in environmentally sensitive areas. CHANCE® Foundation Solutions, a Hubbell's Company, has developed helical piles that are pre...
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Cliff collapse in Jurassic Coast, United Kingdom
- Aug, 28, 2020
- Landslides Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Authorities urged people to stay away from cliffs in Jurassic Coast, UK, after a rockfall occurred between Freshwater and Hive Beach. The Jurassic Coast stretches from East Devon to Studland Bay in D...
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How to create 3D dykes using SOIVISION 3D extrusion tools
- Sep, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Advanced 3D tools such as SVDESIGNER offer a lot of power to the user, but such power is not always necessary when creating 3D models. The 3D extrusion tools that exist in SOILVISION offer a simpl...
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Study presents new insights about the depletion of the world's groundwater storages
According to a new study, the vast proportion of groundwater stores has not changed in recent years. The water table is typically considered the boundary between the unsaturated and the saturated soi...
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A rockfall in Grand Canyon revealed ancient fossilized footprints
- Aug, 28, 2020
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- United States, Arizona , Grand Canyon Village
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rockfall that occurred in Grand Canyon near a popular hiking trail revealed ancient fossil footprints. The rockfall occurred in the Manakacha formation which was formed when the Earth used to be a...
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"Geo-Trends Review" twelfth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twelfth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twelfth issue was just distributed...
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Hubbell's helical pile foundation supports hillside boardwalk trail
- Aug, 21, 2020
- Pile Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Virginia , Ashland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
CHANCE's (a Hubbell company) helical piles were used to support a hillside Boardwalk Trail in the town of Ashland, Virginia. Helical piles have been gaining notoriety as an ideal foundation solution...
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