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New Zealand massive floods: Thousands evacuated

Numerous people have been evacuated after extreme rainfalls resulted in massive floods in New Zealand. The flood incidents are more intense in South Island, where an immense 1 meter of precipitation...

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Authorities discover the longest smuggling tunnel in the United States-Mexico border

After years of investigation, the longest tunnel used for smuggling was discovered in the United States and Mexico border. According to US officials, the tunnel's length is 1,313 meters. The undergro...

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Landslide hits Argyll and Bute, Scotland: A83 road closed

A83, a main roadway in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, has been closed due to a large landslide. The landslip occurred on January 30, 2020. The two parts of the A83 road were closed...

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Massive M 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea

A powerful seismic shock hit the Caribbean Sea near Jamaica and Cuba raising alerts for potential tsunamis. The earthquake struck on Tuesday, January 28, 2020; the fault rupture associated with this...

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Ground collapse in Tasmanian gold mine: One worker trapped

One worker was trapped in Henty Gold Mine located in Tasmania, Australia, after a ground failure. The ground collapse occurred on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Henty Gold Mine is located in a mountaino...

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Keller completed earth retention and foundation works in challenging soil profiles for a luxury aged care facility

The growth in demand for aged care facilities in Australia has led to an increase in private developers entering the market. One such developer is Oryx Communities, which is building luxury aged care...

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Powerful M 6.7 earthquake struck Turkey: At least 31 casualties

At least 31 people were reported dead and numerous were injured after a massive earthquake struck in eastern Turkey. The temblor occurred at 9:00 pm local time, on Friday, January 24, 2020, in Turkey...

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Access constitutive models with the latest release of PLAXIS3D and PLAXIS2D

With the new release of PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1 (V20.01) and PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1 (V20.01) the PLAXIS installation now comes with all PLAXIS User Defined Soil Models...

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Puerto Rico's terrain changed after a series of earthquakes hit the region

NASA is currently examining satellite imagery data to determine the landscape changes in Puerto Rico caused by a series of earthquakes. Numerous seismic shocks (around 2,000) have recently struck Pue...

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SoilVision CONNECT Edition V10 Update 1

SoilVision is known for market-leading slope stability, unsaturated seepage, stress/deformation, freeze/thaw, and soil properties database software. The software is utilized in the mining, infrastruc...

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