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Pakistan earthquake forms a new island
- Sep, 24, 2013
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Erosion
- Awārān, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An earthquake (Mw 7.7) occurred on Tuesday in south-central Pakistan resulting in 400 deaths, many injuries and a new island! The movement of the tectonic plates is the main reason of the quake ass...
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Last Blast at Thornton Quarry leads to a new reservoir
- Sep, 23, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Thornton Quarry, Thornton, IL, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The last explosion at the quarry was performed last Monday, removing 36.000 tons of limestone. The quarry is planned to gather storm water and sewage, to protect the area from floods. The construction...
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Leo Frigo Bridge closed due to roadway’s failure
- Sep, 25, 2013
- Other News Settlements
- Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Settlement of a wide section of the roadway on the east side of Leo Frigo Bridge, in Green Bay, Wisconsin was noticed early Wednesday morning and police ordered the closure of the Bridge. DOT official...
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Levee’s failure in 1993 affects a man’s life until today
A large flood back in 1993 caused a levee on the Mississippi River, in West Quincy, to break. The reasons of the disaster were many, among them a man, named James Robert Scott, with a criminal past. Q...
Read MoreThermal Integrity Profiler wins 2013 C. William Bermingham Award for Innovation
The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has announced the Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP) as the winner of the 2013 C. William Bermingham Award for Innovation. The award was created in 2012 to recogniz...
Read MoreWinners of the ADSC’s 2013 Annual Safety Awards
The ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling is widely acknowledged for its focus on promoting safety in the workplace. As a contractor-based organization whose members undertake wo...
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Five key considerations when selecting mini excavators
- Sep, 24, 2013
- News On Products & Services Foundation Design / Construction Deep Excavations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Making an excavation in narrow places is not an easy task. In major cities and urban environments this can be a technically challenging problem. There is often no space to position an excavator, let a...
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Method predicting the size of past earthquakes: is it reliable?
- Sep, 23, 2013
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Settlements
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- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers have tried to estimate the frequency of earthquakes in the past in order to indicate possible earthquakes in the future. To do so researchers of Oregon provided a method to correlate the s...
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New Video Highlights Research on the In-Situ Assessment of the Seismic Properties of Municipal Solid Waste
- Sep, 23, 2013
- Other News Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Instrumentation
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A new video released last Friday highlights new research funded by the National Science Foundation that is conducted to study the seismic response of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills. The vide...
Read MoreHayward Baker Announces Acquisition of North American Caisson (NAC) by Its Parent Keller
Hayward Baker announces that the Keller Group has acquired the assets of North American Energy Partners’ piling division, known as North American Caisson (NAC). The acquisition was completed on July...
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