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Massive Slab is in Jeopardy of Falling

A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon wall to the base of Glen Canyon dam. In this type of rock, erosion is very common. A 500,000-pound slab is up to crash down from a canyon...

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Web-Based Class Projects on Rock Mechanics by University of Michigan Students available now for everybody to review!

Students from the University of Michigan who are taking this semester the graduate level course CEE 544 on “Rock Mechanics” have prepared their class projects online. Instead of having students pre...

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Can shale fracking be responsible for Ohio's recent seismic activity?

The area of Youngstown, Ohio had never experienced earthquakes, up until 2011 where about 109 minor seismic events were recorded, initiating relative research on behalf of the Geophysical Researc...

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Bonner Bridge closed for repairs

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced on Tuesday the closure of Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, in Dare County over the Oregon Inlet on N.C 12, due to erosion of the bridge's sup...

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October's issue of the Geoengineer newsletter is out!!!

We are pleased to announce the 105th issue of our newsletter. In this newsletter issue, you will learn about the benefits of Electrical Density Gauge in an interesting article and you will find the...

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New Journal on Environmental Geotechnics announced by the Institution of Civil Engineers

The new journal is led by Professor Devendra Singh, Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India. Environmental Geotechnics aims t...

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New Book: Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates

Testing rocks and aggregates are rarely covered in soil testing books and there are no separate books on rock or aggregate testing. Laboratory Testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates includes...

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Rock Failure Mechanisms: Illustrated and Explained

This reference book provides engineers and researchers with the essential knowledge for a clear understanding of the process of rock failure under different conditions.     It contains...

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NEW BOOK: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering: Shear Localization in Granular Bodies with Micro-Polar Hypoplasticity

NEW BOOK: Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering: Shear Localization in Granular Bodies with Micro-Polar Hypoplasticity The objective of the book series is to publish monographs, handbook...

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