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Climate change may increase landslide risk by up to 25% in the Göta river valley
- Mar, 13, 2014
- Other News Landslides Risk & Reliability
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- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Increasing landslide events in the Göta river valley, combined with future climate changes led the Swedish government to address the issue, by funding the Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) to...
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First installation of inflatable balloons to protect tunnels from flooding
- Nov, 20, 2013
- Other News Tunneling Risk & Reliability Geosynthetics
- New York, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Resilient Tunnel Plug (RTP) seems to be the solution against tunnel flooding, eliminating all the disastrous consequences that have been observed in the past. The plug is being developed by th...
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Hanford site clean-up making slow progress and high budget
- Nov, 19, 2013
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Risk & Reliability
- Hanford, Wash, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Energy Department constructed a factory at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington, to enclose the radioactive waste into stable glass. The construction started 12 years ago and is not yet complete...
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Flooded coal mine kills 10 workers
- Oct, 08, 2013
- Other News Mining Risk & Reliability
- FENYANG SHANXI CHINA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Ten miners were killed. Another two were rescued 10 days after the flooding on September 28, in the Zhengsheng coal mine in the North Province of Shanxi, China. Mine accidents are common in China o...
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Italian seismic scientists convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict the L’Aquila quake
- Nov, 12, 2012
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Risk & Reliability
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An Italian court convicted six scientists of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology and a member of the Civil Protection Agency for failing to predict the deadly L’Aquila earthquake. Cnn...
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Environmental issues force construction of tunnels!
- Mar, 18, 2011
- News On Events Tunneling Risk & Reliability Geoenvironmental Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Asian tunnel engineers want to learn how Hong Kong and Singapore have used high speed tunnels to their benefit. In a survey done with 4,500 tunneling professionals, almost half of the respondents – 47...
Read MoreNew Book: Reliability-Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering - Computations and Applications
- Jul, 08, 2008
- News On Publications Foundation Design / Construction Risk & Reliability Foundation Design / Construction Risk & Reliability
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New Book: Reliability-Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering - Computations and Applications, Edited by Kok-Kwang Phoon. Copyright 2008, Taylor & Francis. Visit our Featured Books section f...
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Dam Safety 2007: Invitation to University Students and Call for Student Abstracts
- Feb, 09, 2007
- News On Events Dam Engineering Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical
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The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) extends an invitation to university students, faculty, and staff to attend Dam Safety 2007, ASDSO’s annual national conference, which will be hel...
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