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Paul Schmall to receive prestigious Moles Award

Keller announces Paul Schmall, to receive the 2025 Moles Award for Outstanding Achievement in Heavy Construction. Paul is Vice President in Keller’s Specialty Services business unit, focusing largely...

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Geotechnical news recap of September 2024 now on YouTube!

You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of September 2024. Namely, these were: 1) New study...

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Securing Tomorrow's Water: Anglian Water’s £5bn Reservoir Project And a Call to Potential Contractors

Anglian Water has embarked on a significant journey to enhance the water infrastructure in the UK with its £5bn Lincolnshire and Fens Reservoir Programme. This ambitious plan involves the constructio...

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Flooding leaves Minnesota dam in imminent failure condition after abutment partially fails

Southern Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam, located in the Blue Earth River near the town of Mankato, is in imminent failure condition due to flooding, according to Blue Earth County officials. Furthermore, t...

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The 2019 landslide in Iran is linked with the construction of a dam

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in dam construction, driven by the growing demand for water and/or power generation. However, concerns have emerged regarding landslide occurrences...

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Hungary: New dam to be constructed to protect Esztergom from floods

The General Directorate of Water Management is starting the initial phase of a new dam to protect Esztergom in northwest Hungary, as the government allocated HUF 13.8. The project is crucial as the e...

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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé

A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...

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The failure of Libya’s Wadi Derna dams and its role in the catastrophic aftermath

Storm Daniel, a Mediterranean hurricane system, caused widespread destruction in Libya this past week, bringing with it more than 400 mm of precipitation in areas that normally receive 1.5 mm for the...

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PLAXIS 2023.2 New release is out!

This latest release solidifies Seequent's Connected Geotechnical Workflow, reducing the need for duplicate entry of data across several software packages. Other functionality adds more geotechnical c...

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Days of heavy rain cause partial collapse of Norwegian dam

Part of a dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant, located on the Glomma River, Norway, gave way on August 9. Furthermore, Norway saw days of heavy rain prior to the event, due to Storm...

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