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Landslide occurs at Colombia’s El Peñón de Guatapé tourist attraction

The moment that a small collapse occurred at the flank of Colombia’s popular tourist attraction, El Peñón de Guatapé, on November 2, was caught on video. Furthermore, El Peñón de Guatapé is an appro...

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Coal train hits landslide in New Zealand and gets partially derailed

A coal train got partially derailed after it hit a landslide in New Zealand’s Buller Gorge during the early hours of Monday, the 16th of October. Buller Gorge is located in the northern part of Sout...

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Massive landslip blocks Seatown Beach in Dorset, UK

A massive rockfall occurred on the cliffs of Seatown in Dorset, UK, overnight on Thursday. Furthermore, the same cliffs have also been subject to a rockslide that blocked the beach previously, in 20...

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Solving complex underground challenges in Laohutai mine with PLAXIS

PLAXIS 3D enabled CCTEG Chief Scientist Wang Yong, and his research team, to successfully compute the complex interplay of soil and rock at the Laohutai mine, in China. We spoke with Seequent’s Mique...

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Integrating Geotechnical Analysis Software: Dips & RocSlope | Rocscience

The integration between Dips and RocSlope is designed to streamline your geotechnical analysis and provide you with a comprehensive solution for structurally-controlled slope stability assessment and...

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Introducing RocSlope: 3D Block Stability Risk Assessment of Rock Slopes

Today, Rocscience is pleased to announce the launch of RocSlope, a state-of-the-art 3D analysis program enabling engineers in the civil and mining industries to assess the factors of safety of hu...

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Flash floods and landslides leave more than 300 roads closed in Himachal Pradesh, India

Heavy rain caused flash floods and landslides in the Himachal Pradesh state of India, on Sunday, June 25. 301 roads remained closed due to the events, including the Chandigarh-Manali highway and its...

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Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11. Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situa...

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Rocscience | Answering “What, Where & How Much:” How RocFall3's Barrier Design is Enhancing Risk Mitigation

Risk mitigation is crucial when analyzing rock falls, and designing barriers is a key component of this. However, this task can be challenging as there are many variables to consider such as the barr...

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Swiss Alpine village of Brienz evacuated due to fears of rockslide

An evacuation order was issued for the village of Brienz in the Swiss Alps due to fears of a massive upcoming rockslide. The village of Brienz is located at an altitude of 1,150 meters and has rou...

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