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Update on the massive mudslide in Washington: Aerial views of the area before and after the event, as casualties climb up to 25.

The landslide occurring early Saturday morning on March 22nd, near Arlington WA, came as a result of a period of heavy rain in the Snohomish County, which climbed up to 7.14inches, only a co...

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New Video on Vertek's CPT Push Systems

Vertek's 10 Ton Portable Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) hydraulic load frame is the lightest, smallest, most portable hydraulic CPT unit available. The hydraulic power pack and the hydraulic cylinders a...

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Unsaturated Soils Theory in the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum

The implementation of unsaturated soil mechanics principles into practice becomes gradually a requirement, especially in the context of traditional and alternative energy applications, and is critical...

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A mobile application for geologic hazards?

With 55% of its terrain located on areas prone to landslides, the Geotechnical Engineering Office of Taipei City Government, launched a mobile application providing its 2.7 million citizens acces...

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Tom Lantos twin tunnels provide a sustainable solution to the Devil's slide problem

Recurring landslides in Devil's slide resulting in nine closures in the past 28 years, 45-minute commutes for 7.5 miles of distance for over 20,000 motorists, 995 lawsuits and injuctions from environm...

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Hayward Baker to Participate in Elliott Bay Seawall Repair and Replacement Project in Seattle

Geotechnical construction contractor Hayward Baker Inc. has been awarded a $41 million contract involving the repair and replacement of a large section of the Elliott Bay seawall along Seattle’s down...

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Hayward Baker Completes 6,200 Square Foot Decorative Sculpted Shotcrete Wall in Arvada, Colorado

Hayward Baker Inc. (HB), North America’s leading geotechnical contractor, recently completed a 6,200 square foot decorative sculpted shotcrete wall behind a housing development in Arvada, Colorado. H...

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Deep into Ground Improvement Work on Ohio River Bridges Project in Louisville, KY

Mechanically-stabilized earth walls and earthen roadway embankments supported on improved ground are part of the new bridge and interchange modifications for I-65, I-64 and I-71. Hayward Baker has be...

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Upcoming webinars from Keynetix

Here is a list of three upcoming webinars by Keynetix we recommend you register for: http://www.geoengineer.org/news-center/events/triggering-vision%20making-best-use-of-your-environmental-data-i...

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The 4.4 magnitude earthquake in L.A. causes scientific surprise

After the 5.5 quake in Chino Hills in 2008, another significant event occurred at 4.4 at 6:25am on Monday March 17, in Encino. The USGeological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake was&nbsp...

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