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3D Seepage and Stability Analysis on Oroville Dam, Tallest Earthen Embankment Dam in United States: Finalist of Bentley's YII Geotechnical Engineering Awards

Oroville Dam is the tallest earth dam in the United States, rising up to 770 feet, and is the key element in California’s State Water Project. The dam is almost 40 years old, however, and the last tw...

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Using Slide2 and RS2 to Study Impact Crater Morphology on Mars

Using Slide2 and RS2 to Study Impact Crater Morphology on Mars As a Rocscience customer, using Slide2 and RS2 to model slope failure in slopes, dams, and embankments is just like any other day. Not...

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Huge sinkhole makes Ecuador's largest waterfall disappear

Τhe most impressive waterfall in Ecuador has run dry due to a massive sinkhole that emerged upstream. San Rafael waterfall is located in the Coca River and is surrounded by a stunning natural enviro...

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Europe's huge potential renewable energy: Manipulating onshore windfarms

According to a new study, published in Energy Policy Journal, Europe is capable of producing enough energy to power the whole planet using onshore windfarms. Scientists from the British University of...

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Deeper source of volcanic eruptions discovered

A volcanic source in large depth beneath the Earth's surface that used to be undisclosed was recently discovered. Scientists claim that the source is located into the transition zone between the upp...

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NASA plans to transfer rock and soil samples from Mars to Earth

NASA is willing to collect and transfer soil and rock samples from Mars to Earth. Their examination will provide the necessary data to investigate the Martian history. The probability of Mars...

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Lava Lake Forms in the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua

A lava lake has formed in the Masaya volcano in Nicaragua drawing many tourists to the area. This phenomena occurs when lava accumulates in the crater of a volcano. These lava lakes are rare with only...

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Huge Holes In The Ground Swallow Everything In Their Path.

The phenomenon that occurs more and more frequently around the world! For some reason, the last decade more and more often huge holes open on the ground and swallow everything, cars, houses and roa...

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The Mysterious Giant Craters of Siberia

A group that makes documentaries for the channel RT has traveled recently to Yamal to explore a series of mysterious giant craters discovered in Siberia a year ago or so. A group that makes documen...

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New parameter in flood risk assessment recent study reveals

With half a million dollars spent to adress direct flooding costs in the U.S. in 2012, flood risk evaluation is still hard to perform, since not all contributing factors are recognized, frequently lea...

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