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Izmir Metro Tunnel: How Geological Factors Can Impact Your Tunnel Construction
- Nov, 14, 2022
- Deep Excavations News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The population of the world has grown rapidly, and advanced infrastructure like metro tunnels has become a necessity to fulfill increasing transportation needs. Tunnel construction goes through many...
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Mega dam: Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion
- Nov, 08, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- Kenya, Kitui
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. The building o...
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Principal Considerations in Rock Engineering Practice and Contributions from Africa
- Nov, 10, 2022
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization News On Software Other News News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
In the Introduction to this paper, many names are mentioned of those with African origins or associations, who have made significant contributions to the field of rock engineering. Then important con...
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Bentley Systems Announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Powered by iTwin
ProjectWise Leads Advancement to Data-centric Digital Delivery and Digital Twin Opportunities At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure...
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Bentley Systems Launches iTwin Experience, iTwin Capture, and iTwin IoT to Extend iTwin Platform
iTwin to Empower Bentley Infrastructure Cloud and Advance Bentley’s Engineering Applications At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure...
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Construction of Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel will start as contracts awarded
- Nov, 08, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Earth / Rockfill Dams Tunneling News On Awards News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Lesotho
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded construction contracts for the Polihali Dam and Polihali Transfer Tunnel – the two biggest Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II cont...
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Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged
- Oct, 31, 2022
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...
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Earn Credentials in Sustainable Waterfront Design
- Nov, 01, 2022
- Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You are invited to earn your WEDG Associate credential. An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estat...
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Kishtwar landslide: four killed, six injured
- Oct, 28, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Tunneling Underground Structures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Kishtwar
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide hit an under-construction tunnel of a power project. The death toll reached four on Sunday, as three more bodies were recovered from the debris. At least six were rescued in injured condi...
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Rocscience | Why Our Assumptions are Important
by Dr. Reginald Hammah Some of us may have encountered a well-known anecdote about the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and an aviation engineering test. The FAA developed a device for testin...
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