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Corrosion of piles the main reason of Leo Frigo Bridge’s failure (video)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials made efforts to find out the reasons of the settlement that occurred in Leo Frigo Bridge, in Green Bay on September 25, 2013. The main reason, accor...
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Chaos from storms and floods in Southeast Asia
Hundreds of people have been killed and almost 3 million were affected by floods and previous storms in Southeast Asia. In Cambodia residents evacuated the area around Mekong River due to the river’s...
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Dams in Michigan ready to collapse (video)
- Oct, 04, 2013
- Other News Dam Engineering
- Hamilton Dam, Flint, MI, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A lot of Michigan’s dams are very old and over the lifespan for a dam (50 years), raising worries about their function and the potential hazard of failure. A typical example is the Hamilton Dam that s...
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Celebrating Karl Terzaghi’ s birthday!
On this day about 130 years ago Karl Terzaghi, widely known as the father of soil mechanics, was born. His perspective and his work gave the world a different concept on geotechnical engineering. He i...
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Rockslide on Mount Princeton in Colorado ended up with five casualties
- Sep, 30, 2013
- Other News Landslides
- Mount Princeton in Chaffee Count, Colorado
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rockslide occurred on Monday in Chaffee County, in south-central Colorado killing five people who were hiking on a trail to Agnes Vaille Falls. The causes of the incident are not yet identified....
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September's issue of the Geoengineer newsletter is out!!
- Sep, 30, 2013
- News On Publications Other Geotechnical Other Geotechnical Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
We are pleased to announce the 104th issue of our newsletter. In this newsletter issue, we are featuring an ongoing project of the Panama Canal Expansion (see left column of this issue). In add...
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Road subsidence in Bangkok on top of MRT’s tunnel
- Sep, 26, 2013
- Other News Tunneling
- Charoen Krung Road Bangkok Thailand Leng Noei Yi Temple
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A section of the Charoenkrung Road in front of the Leng Noei Yi Temple (Wat Mangkorn Kammalawat) in Bangkok collapsed last week, affecting the area of the blue line’s extension underneath. Accordin...
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Pakistan earthquake forms a new island
- Sep, 24, 2013
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Erosion
- Awārān, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An earthquake (Mw 7.7) occurred on Tuesday in south-central Pakistan resulting in 400 deaths, many injuries and a new island! The movement of the tectonic plates is the main reason of the quake ass...
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Last Blast at Thornton Quarry leads to a new reservoir
- Sep, 23, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Thornton Quarry, Thornton, IL, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The last explosion at the quarry was performed last Monday, removing 36.000 tons of limestone. The quarry is planned to gather storm water and sewage, to protect the area from floods. The construction...
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Leo Frigo Bridge closed due to roadway’s failure
- Sep, 25, 2013
- Other News Settlements
- Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Settlement of a wide section of the roadway on the east side of Leo Frigo Bridge, in Green Bay, Wisconsin was noticed early Wednesday morning and police ordered the closure of the Bridge. DOT official...
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