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Stunning footage of foundation failure that causes 3-story building to collapse in India
- Jun, 13, 2020
- Shallow Foundations News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Nischinta Pur
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A 3-story building suddenly collapsed into a canal in West Bengal, a state of India. The structure was located at a village about 120 kilometers away from Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal sta...
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The Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference is Going Digital
Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure Conference is Going Digital for the first time ever in 2020! This new digital format will bring together, now for a broader global community, the thought leade...
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New study on tectonic plates movements reveals potential regions with less seismic activity
- Jun, 27, 2020
- Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study sheds light on regions where earthquake activity is less likely to occur. Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales and Tsukuba University in Japan studied a specific tectonic process...
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Massive landslide sweeps away houses in Norway
- Jun, 03, 2020
- Landslides Soil Mechanics Laboratory Testing News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Norway
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Eight residences have been swept away by a vast landslide that struck in Norway. The incident occurred on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Kråknes, Alta, a municipality in northern Norway. The landslide s...
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New crustal stress map of North America
- Apr, 23, 2020
- Structural Geology Oil & Gas Geo-Energy Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Research / Academia
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study presents the first quantitative stress magnitude map that also includes horizontal stress orientations in North America. The findings were recently published in Nature Communications. Th...
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A sinkhole opened near Pantheon, Rome, revealing slabs of ancient streets
- Apr, 27, 2020
- Pavement News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Geology Other Geotechnical
- Italy, Roma
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A sinkhole that opened near Pantheon in Rome revealed an ancient Roman street. The Pantheon is an ancient structure in Rome which was completed around 126-128 A.D. It is nowadays utilized as a Cathol...
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Michigan dam failures raise concerns about United States deteriorating infrastructure
- May, 19, 2020
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On May 19, 2020, two dams in Michigan breached causing extensive flooding and infrastructure damage, and raising questions about the United States deteriorating dam structures. Both earth dams were l...
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Two Michigan dams breached causing extensive flooding and massive evacuations
- May, 19, 2020
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Michigan, Beaverton
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Thousands of people have been evacuated after 2 dams in Michigan breached following heavy rainfalls. Both the Edenville and the Sanford dams, distanced about 11 kilometers apart and situated 225 kilo...
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Numerous submarine landslides detected in the Gulf of Mexico
- May, 18, 2020
- Landslides Oil & Gas Slope Stability News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Seismic Slope Stability
- Gulf of Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In a new study, scientists have identified 85, previously unknown, submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico that occurred in a 7-year period (from 2008 to 2015). The results of the study have been...
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A slow-moving landslide may lead to a massive tsunami in Alaska
- May, 14, 2020
- Landslides Slope Stability Instrumentation News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A, recently identified, unstable slope could collapse resulting in a massive tsunami in Alaska. The slope is located in Barry Arm, about 97 kilometers east of Anchorage. A letter, signed by 14 scien...
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