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Fluid viscosity impact on earthquake's intensity
According to a research conducted by a PhD candidate at EPFL, the viscosity of fluids affects the intensity of earthquakes. The study, which was recently published in Nature, was carried out b...
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TBM breaks through hard granitic rock on Atlanta water tunnel
The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) that was used to achieve Atlanta's water supply tunnel overcame extreme hard rock conditions. The 3.8-meter diameter Robbins Main Beam TBM completed its 8 kilometers...
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Huge granite stone balances on a slope (video)
- Dec, 02, 2013
- Other News Slope Stability
- Krishna's Butter Ball, Mada Koil St, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Krishna's Butter Ball, a granite glacial erratic stone, about five meters in diameter, is balancing on a slope at an angle of 45 degrees. This huge stone is located in Mahabalipuram, a town ab...
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