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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Mechanics Liquefaction Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Nature Journal, rice irrigation may have exacerbat...
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Yellowknife sandpits almost vanished
- Oct, 10, 2019
- Engineering Geology Geology Highlights
- Canada, Yellowknife
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The sandpits in Yellowknife, a city located in North Canada, are almost gone after a long period of excavation conducted for construction purposes started back in the 1970s. The 11,000-year-old sedim...
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Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings
- Oct, 09, 2019
- Pile Foundations Deep Foundations Foundation Design / Construction News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Sarah Banks
CHANCE engineers Jason Herron and Joseph Brown will present on the Installation and Efficiency of Common Helical Couplings at the DFI 44th Annual Conference in Chicago on Thursday, October 17. ABSTRA...
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Swiss Alps are destabilizing due to global warming
- Oct, 09, 2019
- Engineering Geology Landslides Rock Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Switzerland, Airolo
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rockfall incidents are starting to increase as a result of temperature rise and glacier melting in the Swiss Alps. Swiss Alps that are located south, south-east of Switzerland, create a mountainous t...
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Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Railway Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Missouri, Brunswick
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad stretching for more than 35,000 kilometers in 22 st...
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Volcano in Mexico erupts 14 times during a night
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to official reports, Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico erupted 14 times during a single night. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers southeast of Mexico City. According to the National Di...
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GeoWorld reaches 16,000 registered members!
We are pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the biggest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now reached 16,000+ active members listed from the worl...
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Static Load Test on Calcasieu Pass Liquefied Natural Gas Project
Static Load Testing (SLT) Static Load Testing (SLT) is used to evaluate the behavior of deep foundations prior to structure construction and tests the foundation’s axial compression or tension behavi...
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Greenland's thick ice slabs may cause sea level to rise
- Oct, 02, 2019
- Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Greenland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Sea level may rise by 10 centimeters due to the presence of thick ice slabs in Greenland. A new study, recently published in Nature, suggests that climate change not only affects Greenland's glaciers...
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At least 38 people dead after M 5.8 earthquake struck east Pakistan
- Sep, 24, 2019
- Earthquake Reconnaissance News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Mirpur City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M 5.8 earthquake that struck in the Kashmir region in north-east Pakistan has resulted in at least 38 fatalities and 435 injuries. The seismic shock occurred on September 24, 2019, at about 16:00 l...
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