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Sinkhole results in building collapses in Florida

Florida is full of carbonate rocks, and this is one of the reasons why incidents such as this 60-foot-wide sinkhole which formed under a resort in central Florida, occur. The evacuation started before...

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University of Michigan Geotechnical Faculty launches Advanced Geotechnical Field and Laboratory Testing Course

Course made possible through sponsorship by Conetec – Additional sponsors to support the initiative are being sought.  The Geotechnical Faculty of the University of Michigan is excited to offe...

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Bentley brings mobility to infrastructure field work

Bentley Systems continues to innovate and has been adding improved information mobility to the infrastructure portfolio. Utility, telecommunications, transportation and other infrastructure based n...

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Abandoned Mine and Quarry Accidents Claim 20 to 30 Lives per Year in the United States, according to Geology.com

A study has shown that 20-30 people are killed in abandoned mines and quarries. These individuals typically are just uninvited guests and not professionals. The leading cause of death is by drowning,...

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Impressive collection of sinkhole incidents with photos is featured by the Atlantic

The Atlantic has posted a series of 28 photos of sinkholes worldwide. View the article and the photos here: In this article you will find breath-taking illustrations, showing what the supposedly soli...

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Super Grover 2.0 Superhero Exposes Kids To Sifting Sand

Sesame Street's Super Grover 2.0 is Grover's second superhero identity, an upgrade to his popular Super Grover character. Super Grover 2.0 uses his superpowers of investigating, observing and reportin...

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Funny video of low-tech pile driving in soft clay

A funny video is circulating among geotechnical engineers that shows the driving of a hexagonal concrete pile in what appears to be soft ground by a group of 5 workers who rhythmically and in-sync pus...

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The information age in Geotechnics is here: US Tunnel Boring Machines tweet and people listen!

Tunnel-boring machines deployed at tunneling projects across the U.S. are using Twitter to share observations in real-time with anyone interested. And wow! People are interested! They want to hear and...

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Grand Dam on the Blue Nile River continues to cause tension between Ethiopia and Egypt

Foreign ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia met in Addis Ababa on Monday to discuss the consequences of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that is being constructed the last two years and reportedly is 2...

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Levees yield in Missouri, Germany and the Czech republic; flooding continues; thousands displaced

Levees were breached in two locations north of St. Louis, Missouri, flooding residential areas. According to CNN, “a 100- to 150-foot section of levee gave way outside West Alton, Missouri, Tuesday ne...

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