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New Canadian division for Gregg Drilling!
- Sep, 01, 2014
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Gregg Drilling is pleased to announce its new Canadian division: Gregg Drilling & Testing Canada Ltd. (Gregg Canada). Gregg Canada already has a corporate office based in Calgary, AB and a fi...
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Turmoil in Sweden & Denmark due to flash floods
- Sep, 01, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Skåne, Sweden
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Flash floods in Sweden and Denmark have mainly caused traffic problems, trapping cars and regional buses under water and threatening drivers' lives. Electricity was cut in Swedish residential ar...
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Flash floods in Washington block roads & damage homes
- Aug, 29, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Okanogan, Washington
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Areas burnt from wildfires, in north central Washington, are now buried under rocks, mud and water as a result of the heavy rain which fell in the area the last days. There were no reports of injuries...
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The Napa earthquake highlights the need for an early warning system in California
- Aug, 28, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Napa, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The recent magnitude 6.0 earthquake that jolted Napa Valley has caused extensive damage to wineries and properties and has particularly highlighted the need for an early warning system in the state of...
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Torrential rain in Japan causes landslides and costs lives of 50
- Aug, 27, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rains, exceeding all historical records since 1976, have caused massive landslides last week in the outskirts of Hiroshima, urging the evacuation of residential areas and rising the death toll to 50 p...
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Massive crack appears in Mexican ground, geological investigations are in progress
- Aug, 26, 2014
- Geology Highlights Erosion Engineering Geology
- Costa de Hermosillo, Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An enormous crack emerged between the Costa de Hermosillo and the coast, in Sonora, northwest Mexico, baffling the locals and initiating geological investigations to explain what caused the fissu...
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New model of Pile Integrity Tester announced by Pile Dynamics Inc
- Aug, 25, 2014
- News On Products & Services Pile Foundations Instrumentation
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
For more than 20 years, the Pile Dynamic instrument, Pile Integrity Tester (PIT), has offered an ideal means of ensuring that piles and/or shafts are free of cracks and voids before construction of t...
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Hayward Baker receives PCI Plant Certification
North America's leader in geotechnical construction, Hayward Baker, recently announced that the New England office in the Providence Metro area received the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's (...
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Vertek CPT proposes a glossary of terms for Cone Penetration Testing
Vertek CPT, a Geoengineer.org Corporate Sponsor, published the following glossary of terms for those who want to learn more about the Cone Penetration Testing Technology. This brief glossary contains...
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Keynetix develops Geotechnical Module for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015
Keynetix has recently developed a new Geotechnical module, which is incorporated into AutoCAD Civil 3D, providing more flexibility to the user. Learn more on this new feature and the future work curre...
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