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Keller's Geotechnical Construction Companies to Combine
Effective January 1, 2020, North America Keller companies McKinney Drilling, Bencor, Case Atlantic, Case Foundation, Hayward Baker, HJ Foundation, Keller Canada, and Moretrench will join together and...
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Mudslide in Mexico: 7 fatalities
- Jul, 10, 2019
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Puebla
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A mudslide that hit a village in Mexico, has caused 7 fatalities. The incident occurred on July 10, 2019. The slide was caused after heavy rainfall struck the region οf Santo Tomas Chautla village, l...
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Catastrophic dam failure in India: Officials blame crabs
- Jul, 04, 2019
- Dam Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Located in Ratnagiri district of the Indian Maharashtra state, Tiware dam was suddenly ruptured flooding seven downstream villages. The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 4, 2019 and was followed by...
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Heavy rainfalls struck Japan: Over 1 million people affected
- Jul, 01, 2019
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 1 million people are advised to evacuate their residences in Japanese southwestern Kyushu Island after heavy rainfalls have caused floods and landslides and the situation may deteriorate in...
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Massive 7,1-Magnitude earthquake struck California
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful 7,1-magnitude temblor struck in the Mojave Desert (near Ridgecrest) located about 200 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles, at a depth of 17 kilometers on Friday, July 5, 2019. According to...
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Announcing the launch of the new Geoengineer.org Website!
We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of the new Geoengineer.org website. The new State of the Art website does not just have a beautiful design, a modern architecture and new content. It a...
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Mine collapse in Congo: At least 43 fatalities
- Jun, 27, 2019
- Mining News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kolwezi
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 43 miners were killed after a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The dramatic incident occurred on Thursday, July 27, 2019 in the Kolwezi region when 2 galleries inside the...
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Categories of isolated foundation footings
- Jun, 25, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction Shallow Foundations News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The foundation of a building is constructed in order to transfer the superstructure's load to the ground. An isolated footing is one of the most used types of foundation to support single-columns whe...
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Earthquakes can aggravate sea water level rise
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- American Samoa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, earthquakes can cause sea level rise even faster than climate change. Researchers believe that certain regions...
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Hayward Baker worked on the construction of the world's first Guitar-Shaped Hotel
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Florida, Tampa
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The iconic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood is undergoing a $1.5 billion expansion, with a gleaming 36-storey, guitar-shaped hotel as its stunning centerpiece. Alongside the glass-fronted hotel o...
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