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Waste Slide at a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in the island of Zakynthos, Greece
- Jan, 26, 2013
- Other News Landfill Engineering Landslides
- Zakynthos, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Numerous news outlets in Greece report on Saturday the 26th of January, that a waste slide took place at the Municipal Solid Waste landfill of the island of Zakynthos in Greece. The slide took plac...
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New Jersey and Google lead the way in the US on offshore wind energy
Bloomberg reports that the first (of three) segment of the New Jersey Energy Link that includes undersea and onshore transmission cables as well as power converter “hubs” and is expected to cost $1.8...
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2 km-long Engineered Artificial Reef being constructed in Oman
- Jan, 18, 2013
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction
- The Wave Muscat, Seeb, Muscat, Oman
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Construction of a 2 km-long reef began nearly three years ago. The reef will protect a luxurious, mixed-use development along the coastline between Al-Athaiba and Al-Mawelah in Oman known as “The Wave...
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Earthflow in Salzburg caught on video
BBC has shown a video from an earthflow that took place in Salzburg, Austria, causing a section of a forest to slide, with the trees on top, on the road below. See Video Source below to view the video...
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Munich RE and Insurance Information Institute release 2012 Natural Catastrophe in Review
- Jan, 03, 2013
- Other News Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The webinar, which features speakers from Munich Re and the Insurance Information Institute, jointly presents an overview of natural catastrophe activity for 2012. Among the highlights of the webinar...
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Professor Janbu passed away on January 4th at the age of 91
Professor Nilmar Janbu, a leading figure of the geo-profession and a student of Terzaghi and Casagrande in Harvard passed away in Trondheim, Norway, as reported by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute...
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End-of-year Landslide in Andes mountains, Colombia, kills at least 5, around 20 are missing
The information in the international media is a bit sketchy, but what appears to be a huge landslide (see photo) claimed the life of construction workers as well as users of the roadway. Reportedly, c...
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Geoengineer.org welcomes newest sponsor: Monotube Pile Corporation!
Geoengineer.org, The International Information Center for Geoprofessionals, is proud to welcome the New Year together with its newest sponsor, Monotube Pile Corporation. Monotube Pile Corporation is...
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Happy Holidays from Geoengineer.org!
Dear Geoengineer.org members, sponsors, partners and contributors, We would like to wish you Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! We hope 2013 is a joyful and succesfull year for all of you arou...
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What happens when you remove a geotechnical engineer? Article in Popular Mechanics discusses removal of dams, makes no reference to geotechnical engineers
In an article “What happens when you remove a dam”, the Popular Mechanics magazine discusses lots of aspects, including engineering aspects, of a dam removal. The article itself is interesting. It...
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