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London’s 25-kilometer-long super sewer has been completed

The construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel was completed on March 27, 2024, with the placement of a 1,200-ton concrete lid onto a shaft located in Stratford. Furthermore, work on the project comm...

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The story of Nauru is the perfect example of unsustainable mining

Nauru is a small island, located in Central Pacific’s Micronesia, and its story is probably the best example of unsustainable mining practices. The island was first sighted by an English vessel in 1...

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California landslides continue as several mansions are red tagged

A row of mansions situated in Hollywood Hills was red tagged, as a result of a landslide that took place on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Furthermore, reports by news outlets vary on the number of multi-m...

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GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2024 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...

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Papua, New Guinea: Three landslides caused at least 23 fatalities - extreme weather conditions persist

Since the 19th of March heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding and landslides in various parts of the Highlands and Momase regions. Three different landslides in Chimbu Province, located in the Hig...

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Second TBM’s breakthrough marks excavation completion of HS2’s Chiltern tunnels

The second of the two tunnel boring machines (TBM) that were used for the excavation of HS2’s longest Chiltern twin-bore tunnel marked a major milestone for the project, as it made its final breakthr...

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UC Berkeley’s Professor Kenichi Soga to give 63rd Rankine Lecture

It was announced on March 13, 2024, by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA), that the 63rd Rankine Lecture will be given by University of California, Berkeley, Professor Kenichi Soga, in March...

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Three houses damaged in Los Angeles landslide

A landslide took place in Los Angeles around 3 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, damaging three houses. Furthermore, the incident occurred in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood, about 12 miles (19 kilomet...

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ISSMGE TC222 workshop on geotechnical and underground engineering digitalization now on YouTube!

ISSMGE’s Technical Committee TC222 “Geotechnical BIM and Digital Twins“ recently made available on YouTube its latest workshop titled “Frontiers in research on digitalization in geotechnical and unde...

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Rockfall caught on video hitting trucks in Peru

A rockfall that occurred on March 2, in Peru, was caught on dashcam crushing two trucks. Furthermore, the incident took place in San Mateo de Huanchor of the Huarochiri Province, and more specifica...

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