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Sinkhole swallows Illinois soccer field as mine caves in beneath it
- Jun, 26, 2024
- Mining Tunneling Settlements Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Illinois, Alton
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A sinkhole measuring approximately 100 feet in diameter and 30-50 feet in depth suddenly appeared in an Illinois soccer field on Wednesday, June 26, and was caught on video by CCTV. Furthermore, the...
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The PLAXIS Tunnel Engineer’s Toolbox: Everything You Will Need In One Place
- Jun, 28, 2024
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
PLAXIS offers a wide range of tools to the Tunnel Engineer, which can be combined to generate almost any ground, tunnel, and reinforcement system geometry. Node-To-Node Anchors As their name indicat...
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GeoWorld announces new polls feature!
- Jun, 28, 2024
- Data Management Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services Other News
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
GeoWorld, the professional network for geotechnical engineers, announced on June 26 the launch of its latest polls feature. Through this feature, you can easily create polls that will reach the plat...
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Large landslide caught on camera crashing down on Chinese road
- Jun, 27, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A landslide that took place on June 27, at the Sanqing Mountain of the Chinese Jiangxi Province, was caught on camera as it was crashing down a road. Furthermore, southern China has been experiencin...
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Paul Leonard appointed President of Keller North America
Keller announces Paul Leonard has been appointed President of Keller North America, assuming the role in June 2024. Keller North America is the largest and most profitable division of Keller Group pl...
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Under construction subway creates large sinkhole in Chinese city of Chengdu
- Jun, 21, 2024
- Tunneling Groundwater & Seepage Erosion Underground Structures Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China, Chengdu
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A large sinkhole appeared on a road in the city of Chengdu, China, on the morning of Friday, June 21, due to an under-construction subway site collapse. The Chengdu Rail Transit Group released a rel...
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Flooding leaves Minnesota dam in imminent failure condition after abutment partially fails
- Jun, 24, 2024
- Dam Engineering Levees Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Minnesota, Mankato
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
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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Rock Your Underground Construction With PLAXIS
- Jun, 24, 2024
- Tunneling Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Tunneling In Rock News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Underground construction is a complex endeavour. Leveraging rock masses as engineering materials requires overcoming many challenges. Any work needs to be carried out from within a heterogeneous,...
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Landslide caused by heavy rain leaves several victims in Ecuador
- Jun, 16, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ecuador, Banos
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A very large landslide took place in central Ecuador on Sunday, the 16th of June, following days of heavy rainfall. Furthermore, the event took place near the city of Banos, roughly 135 kilometers so...
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Crane Valley Dam dewatering system design project
- Jun, 19, 2024
- Groundwater & Seepage News On Projects / Industry
- United States, California , Bass Lake
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller North America worked closely with the geotechnical engineer to design a dewatering system capable of maintaining drawdown a minimum of 3 ft below the excavation subgrade in low-permeability so...
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