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Croatia struck by M 5.3 earthquake amid the coronavirus lockdown
- Mar, 22, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Croatia, Zagreb
Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia, was hit by a M 5.3 earthquake after the country had implemented restriction measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. The seismic shock occurred...
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Μ 5,6 earthquake struck northwestern Greece causing structural failures
- Mar, 21, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Greece, Parga
A strong earthquake hit northwestern Greece resulting in structural failures, fortunately without causing any casualties. The tremblor struck at 2:49 am local time on Saturday, March 11, 2020. Its ep...
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PLAXIS example: Westergaard's added mass for hydrodynamic pressures
- Mar, 11, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
PLAXIS 2D/3D latest CONNECT Edition (V20 Update 1) introduced the newly implemented Westergaard's added-mass feature to deal with the hydrodynamic effects induced by the impounded water on the respon...
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California reservoir needs to be drained due to risk of failure
- Mar, 04, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry Earth / Rockfill Dams Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- United States, California , Morgan Hill
California officials decided to drain a reservoir as its dam could fail under a strong seismic event. The Anderson reservoir, an artificial lake in Californian Santa Clara County, was created in 1950...
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M 5.7 struck Turkey and Iran: At least 9 people dead
- Feb, 23, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Iran, Habash-e Olya
A M 5.7 earthquake hit Turkey near the border with Iran resulting in at least 9 fatalities including 3 children. The incident occurred at 9:23 a.m. local time on February 23, 2020. The temblor struck...
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Earthquake monitoring network established using submarine communication cables
- Feb, 07, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Projects / Industry
- North Sea
Researches have managed to create a submarine seismic network by utilizing communications lines established in the North Sea and connected to the shore. Monitoring seismic activity undersea is a chal...
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Massive M 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea
A powerful seismic shock hit the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica and Cuba raising alerts for potential tsunamis. The earthquake struck on Tuesday, January 28, 2020; the fault rupture associated with this...
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Powerful M 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey: At least 31 casualties
- Jan, 24, 2020
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, Sivrice
At least 31 people were reported dead and numerous were injured after a massive earthquake struck in eastern Turkey. The temblor occurred at 9:00 pm local time, on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Turkey...
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Puerto Rico's terrain changed after a series of earthquakes hit the region
NASA is currently examining satellite imagery data to determine the landscape changes in Puerto Rico caused by a series of earthquakes. Numerous seismic shocks (around 2,000) have recently struck Pue...
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Hundreds of earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within 10 days
More than 500 tremblors have struck Puerto Rico during a 10-day period. On December 28, 2019, a M 4.7 earthquake followed by another M 5.0 shock struck the Southwestern part of Puerto Rico resulting...
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