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Link to mega bridge completed in Hong Kong
- Apr, 25, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hong Kong's Highways Department has announced that a 12 km long tunnel and viaduct link to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be completed by the end of this month. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-M...
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Introducing SELECT CONNECTservices by Bentley.
SELECT CONNECT Edition by Bentley introducessignificant new services for SELECT and Enterprise License Subscription (ELS) subscribers, available April 1, 2017. New CONNECTservices include ProjectWi...
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Helical Pier Foundation System by Hubbell
- Apr, 24, 2017
- News On Products & Services Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Hubbell CHANCE® Helical Pier Foundation System gives you the performance of concrete without the drawbacks and liabilities of driven piles and drilled shafts. The helical pier foundation can be...
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Garbage dump collapse in Sri Lanka kills at least 28 people
- Apr, 18, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapsed on Friday, April 14 on top of a residential neighborhood in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka, destroying dozens of homes. The 300 ft (91m) high pile o...
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Bentley Systems Advances Reality Modeling to Extend the Scope of Engineering and Surveying Value
- Apr, 13, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, demonstrated at SPAR 3D Expo & Conference (SPAR) new ContextCapture offer...
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Kelly Bar Adapters by Hubbell
Selecting the correct Kelly Bar Adapter is key to building a proper Drive String. Follow these two easy steps: Remove the auger from the driver and carefully measure the X and Y dimensions of th...
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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
- Apr, 10, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Itapua, Paraguay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. Authorities said the...
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Slow-moving landslide discovered near the 2014 Oso landslide site in Washington
- Apr, 09, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Snohomish County, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Signs of the landslide were first discovered on Tuesday, April 4 by Washington's Department of Transportation workers, who noticed cracks on a hillside road. The slide is about 1.5 miles west of th...
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Hayward Baker, Inc. Organizer of Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar
Hayward Baker will be in the Twin Cities area on May 17th for our Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar. Hayward Baker engineers and project managers will present on Structural Support, Earth Reten...
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The City of Helsinki leverages Bentley's reality modeling software to create 3D city model
The City of Helsinki launched a EUR 1 million project to produce a 3D representation of the city to improve Helsinki’s internal services and processes, promote smart city development, and share city...
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