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Sinkhole appeared in Taipei, Taiwan, next to construction site

A sinkhole appeared next to a construction site in Taipei, Taiwan, around 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. According to the Taipei City government, the sinkhole measured 15 meters in length and 3 met...

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Rocscience | Undrained analysis of a deep excavation in clayey soils using PLAXIS Hardening Soil model in RS2

When analyzing a geotechnical problem, different design parameters are utilized depending on drained or undrained conditions. A drained analysis is typically used for soils with large permeabilities,...

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Starship’s crater on the launch pad and the purpose of flame trenches

Some footage emerged from the Starship’s launch pad after it took off on April 20, showing a crater left by the fumes of its enormous engines under the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Another video sho...

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Open-pit coal mine collapse in China

An open-pit coal mine collapsed in Alxa League in Inner Mongolia, China, on Wednesday the 22nd of February. A 180-meter-tall slope failure caused the mine to be buried under a very large volume of...

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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark

An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark. It should be mentioned that when it is finished, in 2029, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest combined rail and road tu...

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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over

The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...

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Izmir Metro Tunnel: How Geological Factors Can Impact Your Tunnel Construction

The population of the world has grown rapidly, and advanced infrastructure like metro tunnels has become a necessity to fulfill increasing transportation needs. Tunnel construction goes through many...

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GeoStudio 2022.1 new release is here!

In the latest GeoStudio version, you’ll notice improvements to speed up your geotechnical 3D workflow. Key features and functionality are implemented to improve your 3D modelling experience and to en...

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Chile: mining areas connected to giant sinkhole were permanently closed

The permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole, that appeared in the northern part of the country in July, was announced by Chile's mining minister on Friday (07 October...

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Solving Complex Geotechnical Analysis Challenges

Geotechnical challenges are everywhere, starting from the soil interaction with the foundation of our homes, roads, embankments, dams, retaining walls, and tunnels. Engineers have studied these cases...

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