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Hollywood Hills: mudslide damages homes
- Jan, 09, 2023
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- United States, California , Los Angeles
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A number of homes in the Hollywood Hills were hit by a small mudslide on Monday evening as heavy rain douses the area during yet another winter storm. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, a s...
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California storms: videos and photos of the damage
- Jan, 10, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
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A catastrophic string of storms continued to pummel California on Tuesday, with the additional rain aggravating ongoing flooding conditions and raising the risk of flash floods and mudslides. Scenes...
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Kalinga, Philippines: Rains damage bridge and trigger landslides
- Jan, 04, 2023
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- Philippines
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Barangay officials on Wednesday closed a bridge to motorists in Tabuk City in Kalinga province after incessant rains caused by the northeast monsoon damaged it. The San Julian bridge broke and its...
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Video of Captivating Geotechnical Engineering News in 2022
Geoengineer.org is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in 2022. Big things happened in 2022 at the Geotechnical world as we posted a total of 241...
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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed
- Dec, 15, 2022
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- Banihal
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India’s longest escape tunnel, which is 12.89 km long constructed on the 111km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tun...
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Malaysia landslide: At least 16 fatalities and more missing
- Dec, 16, 2022
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- Malaysia
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At least 16 people including children have been killed after a landslide enveloped a holiday campsite in Malaysia's Selangor state, officials say. Families were sleeping in their tents when a lands...
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Colombia landslide: at least 34 fatalities
- Dec, 05, 2022
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- Colombia
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Heavy rains in northwest Colombia sent a wall of earth crashing onto a winding road, swallowing up a bus and other vehicles and killing 34 people, emergency services said Monday. The landslide Sunda...
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Fleming Award: ground improvement for a seismically qualified facility is the winner
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Ground Improvement Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Awards News On Events Other News
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The delivery of an innovative ground engineering solution for a defense related production facility, which met an extensive range of performance criteria in challenging ground conditions, has won thi...
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Waimea Water: update on dam construction project
- Nov, 29, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- New Zealand, Waimea Plain
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The major dam project located on the Lee River will increase water to aquifers that supply Richmond, Brightwater, Mapua, and other urban areas along the Waimea Plain once complete – which is expected...
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Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction
- Nov, 15, 2022
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- Sweden
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The 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel will be constructed in Sweden by Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (...
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