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Dynamic Pile Testing Case Study at Little Lake Harris Bridge by GRL Engineers
- Mar, 22, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Soil Dynamics In-Situ Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) initiated the construction of the new Little Lake Harris Bridge with the intention of conforming the bridge to meet current safety standards. GRL Engin...
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Geological paradox found in African island
Scientists have made a very mysterious discovery about the rock formations on Anjouan island, located North-West of Madagascar. The team from the Columbia University found that almost half of the i...
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Hayward Baker installed drilled shafts to support the expansion of Sunrise Hospital
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center sits on a 30-acre campus. The owner undertook a $130 million, multi-phase expansion project to increase capacity, including the addition of a new five-story patien...
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Nebraska dam partially collapses after extreme flooding
- Mar, 19, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Levees Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Levees
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Unprecedented flooding in Nebraska has caused the partial failure of Spencer dam. The Midwestern United States have recently suffered extreme flooding. High river levels were reported in more than...
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Landslide forces an entire railway line in UK to close
A railway that connects the town of Hastings and London was forced to stop operating after a landslide occurred earlier this week. Due to the 400-tons landslide, part of track near Barnehurst was c...
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Co-seismic landslide in Indonesia: Locals and tourists killed
A landslide, triggered by an earthquake, has caused the death of locals and tourists in the Indonesian island of Lombok. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck at about 2:07 pm local time on March, 17...
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Continuous oil and natural gas resources found in Texas and New Mexico
According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), Wolfcamp Shale and overlying Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin part of Texas and New Mexico's Permian Basin province contain a vast quant...
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NASA's InSight lander stops drilling after hitting an impenetrable material
NASA's Mars Insight lander has paused drilling operations after hitting a hard material beneath the surface. Research operations have greatly increased knowledge about the characteristics of the Red...
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Rockslide closes a highway at Utah's National Park
- Mar, 08, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Landslides
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rockslide in Zion National Park, located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale, has caused severe issues. In particular, Zion- Mount Carmel Highway has closed after the slide that was...
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Norway to achieve "floating tunnel" project
Norway plans to invest in floating tunnel technology in order to facilitate motorists' transportation. Norway's landscape, consisting of glaciers, mountains and fjords, is one of the most impressiv...
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