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Dozens of Cars Fall Into 200 Meter Long Sinkhole in Florence

On May 25th, a sinkhole appeared on the side of the Lungarno Torrigiani road running along the Arno River in Florence, Italy. The sinkhole spanned approximately 200 meters and dozens of parked cars fe...

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May 31st is National Dam Safety Awareness Day in America

On the May 31st we commemorate the significant role dams play in American life. From providing nearly half of the nation's clean, renewable electricity, water supplies, and access to water for agricul...

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Landslide at Myanmar Jane Mine Kills 12 and More are Missing

On May 23rd, a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar occurred killing at least 12 workers and leaving many more missing. Over 100 workers were in the area at the time and it is unknown how many...

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Bentley Systems: New E-book - Practical Structural Modelling With AECOsim Building Designer Now Available

Bentley Institute Press, publisher of university textbooks and professional reference works for the BIM advancement of the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC), operations, geospatial,...

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Four Cars Swallowed by Sinkhole in Ruijin, China (video)

On May 22nd, a sinkhole appeared near a busy intersection in Ruijin, a city in the Jiangxi privince of southeast China. Four cars and a tree fell into the sinkhole. Luckily, the cars were unoccupied a...

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Two Small Earthquakes Hit Oban, Scotland in Same Week

Oban, Scotland has experienced a large amount of seismic activity lately. Last week, two small earthquakes were measured in the small town on the west cost of Scotland.  The first earthquake,...

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IOS Press: New Publications

Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the latest IOS Press Publications. You may find below a list a new publications released in November 2015:  1. Deformation Characteristics of Geomateria...

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Potential Mosul Dam Failure Puts Millions at Risk

The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and...

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Pile Dynamics: New Tomography Software for Cross Hole Sonic Logging - PDI-Tomo

Pile Dynamics has released the new PDI-Tomo software for analysis of Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) data. The program replaces an older tomography program, with significant advantages. Crosshole So...

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The May Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out !

Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the May Issue#134 of its monthly Newsletter! This issue bring you with lots of more content! New additions have been made in our Events & Software Sectio...

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