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Landslide triggers a bridge collapse in north Italy
A bridge located near Savona, north Italy, was swept away by a landslide on November 24, 2019. The bridge was part of the Italian A6 motorway between Turin and Savona. The landslide was caused due...
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Mudslides in Kenya caused at least 53 fatalities
Mudslides that occurred on November 23, 2019, in West Pokot County, Kenya, have caused at least 53 fatalities as victims were buried under the debris. The slides were triggered after intense precipit...
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M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania: 51 people dead
- Nov, 25, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Albania, Durrës
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 6.4 earthquake struck Albania on November 26, 2019, causing 51 fatalities, numerous injuries and infrastructure damage. The shock was the strongest that Albania has experienced in 40 years and it...
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Get 15% off on the Plaxis Connect Edition until December 21st
- Nov, 29, 2019
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Finite Element / Finite Difference News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
By purchasing PLAXIS CONNECT Introductory Offer, until December 21st, 2019, you save 15%. With over 50 years of experience and hundreds of constitutive models, PLAXIS applications provide the suppor...
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"Geo-Trends Review" ninth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the ninth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The ninth issue was just distributed and...
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The thickest glacier in the world has started to retreat
- Nov, 27, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- United States, Alaska, Juneau
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to NASA, the thickest glacier in the world is currently melting as a result of climate change. The Taku Glacier located in Taku inlet of Alaska is the deepest and thickest glacier of the w...
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New pile monitoring system by Keller divisions
Two Keller divisions, GEO-Instruments and the Geotechnique, have been working together to develop a new, bespoke pile monitoring system on a prestigious project in the heart of the City of London. Th...
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Mine explosion in China: 15 miners dead
- Nov, 18, 2019
- Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China, Jinzhong
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
15 miners were reported dead and 9 more were injured after a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine. The blast occurred on Monday, November 18, 2019. The facility is located in Pingyao county, Shanxi p...
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6 people killed in Kashmir's Avalanche
- Nov, 18, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Siachen Glacier
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
4 soldiers and 2 porters were killed after an avalanche struck an Indian army post in the Kashmir region. The incident occurred on November 19, 2019, and affected a group of 8 people that were in p...
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New study shows that seasons affect the impact of earthquakes
- Nov, 19, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Freezing News On Research / Academia
- Kazakhstan, Almaty
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, recently published in Seismological Research Letters, the season an earthquake strikes may affect the ground's response and the damage on infrastructure. The research team f...
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