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Large landslide caught on camera crashing down on Chinese road

A landslide that took place on June 27, at the Sanqing Mountain of the Chinese Jiangxi Province, was caught on camera as it was crashing down a road. Furthermore, southern China has been experiencin...

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Paul Leonard appointed President of Keller North America

Keller announces Paul Leonard has been appointed President of Keller North America, assuming the role in June 2024. Keller North America is the largest and most profitable division of Keller Group pl...

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Under construction subway creates large sinkhole in Chinese city of Chengdu

A large sinkhole appeared on a road in the city of Chengdu, China, on the morning of Friday, June 21, due to an under-construction subway site collapse. The Chengdu Rail Transit Group released a rel...

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Flooding leaves Minnesota dam in imminent failure condition after abutment partially fails

Southern Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam, located in the Blue Earth River near the town of Mankato, is in imminent failure condition due to flooding, according to Blue Earth County officials. Furthermore, t...

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Rock Your Underground Construction With PLAXIS

Underground construction is a complex endeavour. Leveraging rock masses as engineering materials requires overcoming many challenges. Any work needs to be carried out from within a heterogeneous,...

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Landslide caused by heavy rain leaves several victims in Ecuador

A very large landslide took place in central Ecuador on Sunday, the 16th of June, following days of heavy rainfall. Furthermore, the event took place near the city of Banos, roughly 135 kilometers so...

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Crane Valley Dam dewatering system design project

Keller North America worked closely with the geotechnical engineer to design a dewatering system capable of maintaining drawdown a minimum of 3 ft below the excavation subgrade in low-permeability so...

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PLAXIS 3D – Traditional Tunnelling Method: Application Of MTM

This article aims, firstly, to enhance the current design approaches, via a new 2D approach based on a calibration with a 3D SSI model; secondly, to contribute for a more informed design when a 3D mo...

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Snowy 2.0 tunnel boring machine remains stuck after a month

Snowy Hydro released an update regarding the state of its 2,000-ton, 134m-long tunnel boring machine (TMB), which has been stuck in hard rock for a month. Furthermore, it was originally announced on...

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Underpinning and support of the excavation (SOE) system project

Keller North America designs and constructs the underpinning and support of the excavation (SOE) system for a new downtown Salt Lake City apartment complex. Construction of a new seven-story apartmen...

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