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Massive M 7,5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Papua New Guinea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A powerful M 7.5 earthquake hit the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The epicenter of the temblor is located between the New Britain and the New Ireland islands about 45 k...
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Bentley Systems Announces the Acquisition of Keynetix Software
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Software Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Visualization
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bentley Systems announced the acquisition of Keynetix, a UK-headquartered provider of cloud-based software for capturing, visualizing, modeling, and sharing of geotechnical data. The addition of...
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Hanford radioactive tunnel under risk of collapse stabilized
A radioactive waste storage tunnel in Harford, California, that was at risk collapse has been stabilized. Back in spring 2017, the older of the 2 radioactive waste disposal tunnels partially collaps...
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New study suggests volcanoes triggered biggest mass extinction ever
According to new data, volcanoes are responsible for the biggest mass extinction on Earth. The "Great Dying" occurred about 252 million years ago and is considered the biggest catastrophe in the his...
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Seaside Way Pedestrian Bridge in California received ENR's 'Best of the Best 2018' award
- May, 28, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Deep Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayaward Baker, Inc. (HBI) worked on the construction of the Seaside Way Pedestrian Bridge in Long Beach, California. The bridge connects the Long Beach Convention Center and Long Beach Performing Ar...
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Factors that affect the quality of undisturbed soil sampling
The are several factors that need to be taken into account in order to optimize the quality of an undisturbed soil sample. Sampling is conducted to characterize the soil material and carry out labor...
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Controlling induced seismicity triggered by geothermal wells
A recently published study suggests that induced seismicity caused by geothermal wells can be controlled. Induced seismicity is a phenomenon that is not fully understood yet but is associated with g...
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California experiences an unprecedented earthquake pause
- May, 28, 2019
- Geology Highlights Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study shows that there is an unprecedented earthquake pause in the 3 major faults with the highest slip ratio in California. The research was carried out by U.S. Geological Survey researchers...
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Disastrous landslide buries an entire neighborhood in Bolivia
A disastrous landslide hit La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, destroying many residences. The landslide was triggered after heavy rainfall struck the region on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. In total, 66 hou...
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Robotic solutions for sheet piling
A team of robot engineers at Harvard's Wyss Institute has developed a robot that can autonomously drive interlocking steel sheet piles into soil. Sheet piles are driven vertically into the soil form...
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