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Italy Launches Campolattaro Reservoir Project

Construction has officially commenced on the Campolattaro Dam in Benevento, Italy, following the launch of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Falanghina” on September 10, 2025. The project, originally...

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Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka Peninsula

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on September 12, 2025. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the epicentre was located about 70 miles east of Petrop...

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Balancing Coastal Risk: Japan’s 395–430 km Tsunami Seawall with Nature-Based Measures and Localised Opposition

Following the 2011 Tōhoku event, authorities advanced a nationwide tsunami risk-reduction program centered on a continuous series of coastal barriers often referred to as the “Great Wall of Japan.” T...

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Innovative Triple-Circular Pipe Roofing Machine to Support Sanya Estuary Tunnel

A new triple-circular pipe roofing machine, named “Lucheng,” has been developed to advance the Sanya Estuary Passage Project in Hainan Province, China. The tunnel will provide a critical connection b...

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Saw Mill River Parkway Collapse Highlights Storm-Driven Soil Instability

On September 8, 2025, a section of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County collapsed following intense rainfall across the tri-state area. The failure occurred between Lawrence Street in Dob...

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Landslide in Sudan’s Marra Mountains Levels Village and Claims Hundreds of Lives

On August 31, 2025, a massive landslide struck the village of Tarseen in Sudan’s Marra Mountains, western Darfur. Triggered by days of heavy rainfall, the slide buried nearly the entire settlement. L...

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Maintaining Load During a Helical Pile Compression or Tension Test

Performing a load test is the best way to confirm pile capacity. It confirms if the pile has the capacity required to support the load applied. During most tests, the load is increased in time interv...

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Quick Clay Failure on Norway’s E6 at Levanger

On August 30, 2025, a suspected quick clay landslide severed Norway’s main north–south corridor near Nesvatnet, Levanger, collapsing both lanes of the E6, an older parallel road, and a section of the...

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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills Over 1,400: Impact of Terrain and Construction

A major magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, August 31, resulting in an official death toll of over 1,400 individuals, with more than 13,000 others injured. The seismic even...

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Introducing RSSeismic: Rocscience Enters Earthquake Engineering with the Power of DEEPSOIL

Rocscience Inc. is excited to introduce RSSeismic, a dedicated software platform for modelling and analysing the impact of earthquakes on geotechnical infrastructure. Emerging from decades of pioneer...

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