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Hebei and Yunnan Provinces Hit by Severe Geohazards Claiming At Least 5 Lives
- Jul, 25, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In late July 2025, northern and southwestern China experienced deadly landslides caused by prolonged and intense rainfall. In Hebei Province, a village near Chengde City was hit by a landslide that k...
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Italy’s First Hyperbaric Rail Tunnel Completed Under Naples: A Milestone in Geotechnical Innovation
- Jul, 25, 2025
- Tunneling Deep Excavations News On Projects / Industry
- Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The completion of the 3.3-kilometer Casalnuovo Tunnel along the Naples–Cancello high-speed railway marks a milestone in Italian geotechnical engineering. Approximately 650 meters of the tunnel were e...
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Retaining Wall Crumbles in Kangra After Malwa Express Crosses
- Jul, 21, 2025
- Retaining Walls Railway Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On July 21, 2025, a railway bridge retaining wall along the Chakki River near Dhangu in Himachal Pradesh collapsed just moments after the Malwa Express passed over it. The incident occurred during a...
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Deep Rift Beneath the Himalayas: Indian Plate Splitting and the Implications
- Jul, 23, 2025
- Structural Geology Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major geophysical study unveiled at the AGU conference has confirmed that the Indian Plate is undergoing delamination. Seismic data, combined with helium isotope readings from thermal springs in so...
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Kansai International Airport: Engineering Ambition Meets Geotechnical Clayey Reality
- Jul, 18, 2025
- Settlements Soil Structure Interaction Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Kansai International Airport (KIX), one of Asia’s busiest aviation hubs, was constructed entirely on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Opened in 1994, the airport spans over 2,600 acres across two m...
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Rock Mass Classification Systems: A Global Review of Use and Dominant Approaches
- Jul, 17, 2025
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization Tunneling In Rock Slope Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock mass classification systems (RMCS) have been a cornerstone of geotechnical engineering practice since the mid-20th century. Designed to provide a structured way of categorizing geological format...
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Taylor Bridge Investigations Lay Groundwork for Geotechnical Design and Long-Term Infrastructure Renewal
- Jul, 16, 2025
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Transportation Geotechnics News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Canada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Geotechnical investigations are underway at the Taylor Bridge, a 721-metre-long structure built in 1960 that spans the Peace River on Highway 97. These studies are intended to guide a long-term infra...
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The Los Angeles Clearwater Collapse. Insights On The Causes and Technical Response
- Jul, 09, 2025
- Tunneling Soil Mechanics Structural Geology Engineering Geology Underground Structures Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On the evening of July 9, 2025, a structural failure occurred deep beneath Wilmington, Los Angeles, when a section of the Clearwater Tunnel collapsed. The project is a major component of a $700 milli...
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Pegasus-1 and Cyprus’ Evolving Offshore Gas Landscape
- Jul, 14, 2025
- Oil & Gas Structural Geology Engineering Geology Geology Highlights Other News
- Cyprus
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major offshore gas discovery has been confirmed within Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with the drilling of the Pegasus‑1 well by ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy. Located approximately 190 kilomet...
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Cologne Archive Collapse: How a 0.6m Void Led to Germany’s Costliest Construction Failure
- Jul, 11, 2025
- Deep Excavations Soil Mechanics Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Germany, Cologne
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On 3 March 2009, a sudden collapse of the Cologne City Archives building and two adjacent residential structures occurred during the construction of the North-South metro line. The collapse, which c...
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