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Myanmar’s jade mine landslide: up to 100 missing and at least one dead

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the world's biggest source of jade, but its mines have seen numerous accidents. A landslide occurred in the Hpakant area of northern Kachin state at 04:00 on Wedne...

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19 people rescued after landslide near Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia: four children among them

The Fire and Rescue Department has rescued nineteen people, including four children stranded at Jalan Genting Perez-Kuala Kelawang, following a landslide on Sunday. The Director of Selangor Fire an...

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Scottish Offshore Wind Farm: Monopile Foundations to Go Beyond 50-Metre Depths

Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has been awarded the contract to provide detailed design of wind turbine foundations for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. Inch Ca...

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Deep Foundation “Feedback”: Valuable Early Data From The Jobsite

Learn how Geotechnical Engineers use valuable jobsite data to validate their recommendations for deep foundations. The Reality A recognized challenge for geotechnical engineers designing deep found...

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Kunzvi Dam project: preliminary works to supply Zimbabwe capital with water

A project of 109 million U.S. dollar is on course by the Chinese company Nanchang Engineering. The project aims to construct Kunzvi Dam in Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East Province, which will pr...

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Hudson Tunnel Project gets green light for construction

The Hudson Tunnel Project looks to have finally broken through the last barrier leading to construction. The Project proposes to rehabilitate the existing tunnel under the Hudson River that carries A...

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New Hydro Dams Amid Europe Power Crunch are considered by Switzerland

Switzerland is considering building new hydroelectric dams amid a squeeze on European energy supplies that’s caused a surge in prices. The Federal Office of Energy will meet on Monday to consider a...

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GEO5 2022 - New Edition released!

The new Edition brings many improvements that allow working according to the principles of geotechnical BIM. The improvements include: Loading of users maps and plans Planning of geological survey D...

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Werrington Tunnel: 'UK engineering first' underground freight route officially opens

The rail minister has officially opened a £200m railway tunnel dubbed a "UK engineering first". The Werrington Tunnel was created by "pushing" an 11,000-tonne concrete curve under the East Coast Ma...

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Numerical Analysis and Analytical Calculations of 3D Effects on Pullout Capacity of Anchor Blocks: Case Study in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

It is very common in practice that geotechnical engineers design earth retaining structures conservatively to meet serviceability and construction requirements, which undoubtedly increases a p...

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