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New Zealand floods: 1,200 people displaced
- Aug, 19, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Canada, Nelson
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Floods, that could take years to clean up and displaced at least 1,200 people from their homes in the top of the South Island, have been caused by torrential downpours that have battered New Zealand...
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Chile: a massive sinkhole just discovered
- Aug, 04, 2022
- Erosion News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Engineering Geology Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Chile
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A sinkhole that opened up in Chile over the weekend could fit the Washington Monument inside. Officials are working to determine what caused the massive sinkhole near the mining town of Tierra Amaril...
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Eastern India: Dozens fatalities due to floods and landslides
- Aug, 21, 2022
- Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 50 people are dead due to floods and landslides that triggered by intense monsoon rains in northern and eastern India over the last three days, officials said on Sunday. The rains overwhe...
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How Geotech’s can overcome time crunch: UAV Photogrammetry and 3D LEM Analysis
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Slope Stability Analysis News On Software News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
When it comes to open pit mines, generally, the steeper the slopes, the greater the ore extraction, but at what cost to safety? This is an age-old question for geotechnical engineers working in the m...
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Paul Schmall is President of the Moles
- Aug, 24, 2022
- Other Geotechnical Tunneling Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Keller announces Paul Schmall, Ph.D., P.E., has been named President of The Moles for the 2022 to 2023 term. Paul is Vice President in Keller’s Specialty Services business unit, which focuses largely...
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Design-build grouting program for a water-tight excavation at Baltimore CSX
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Deep Excavations Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In downtown Baltimore, increased flooding and impacted train operations led to a complete replacement of a storm drainage system, steps away from the Oriole’s Park at Camden Yards and the Baltimore C...
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Naval Station Mayport Missile Magazine Foundation Project
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Foundation Design / Construction Shaft Foundations Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Square shaft helical piles with an added grout column were the ideal foundation to support two missile magazines in one of America's largest Naval bases. Located on the Atlantic coast near Jacksonvil...
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Edenville dam failure GeoStudio simulation
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Dam Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Slope Stability Finite Element / Finite Difference
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
It was impossible to foresee what began as heavy rainfall on 18 May, 2020, would end with the brutal failure of both the Edenville and Sanford dams in Michigan, USA. But the catastrophe could have b...
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Slope Stability of Embankments on Clay
- Aug, 23, 2022
- Slope Stability Data Management Numerical & Constitutive Modeling News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of an embankment on clay can generate excess pore pressure in the clay, causing slope stability problems in the short term. For this reason, it’s important to evaluate the Factor of...
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Rocscience | Geotechnical Software for Open Pit Mining
Surface mining, whether you call it open pit, opencast, or open cut is a common method of extracting minerals like coal, iron, gold, and copper from shallow depths below the ground. Slope stability a...
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