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Massive rockfall in U.K. documented on camera

A huge rockfall in Cornwall, U.K., was caught on camera by a woman. The cliff collapsed and fell into the beach on November 10, 2018. Deborah Smith, that was passing by the site at the time, witnes...

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Perpetual landslide in Summerland, Canada

A hillside is eroding and has been moving for almost a century in Summerland, Canada. The landslide, that is located south of Canyon View Road, has been a mystery for scientists. It was first studi...

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Water storage after fracking related to seismic hazard

New study shows that the storage of water produced from oil and gas exploitation using hydraulic fracturing is correlated with earthquake hazard. Petroleum industry produces about 10 times mor...

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M 7.5 earthquake hits South Pacific

A strong earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, east of New Caledonia, on December 5, 2018. The earthquake was shallow as it struck a about 10 km beneath the surface of the ground. The initial sho...

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Rockfall at the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in California

A rock fall occurred in the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, California. The accident was reported on November 14, 2018. 53 mine workers that were occupied at the...

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Leaning tower of Pisa has become slightly straighter

The leaning tower of Pisa, located in Italy, is now stable and according to a recent report, its tilt is reduced by 4 centimeters. The construction of the Tower began in 1172 and was completed 199...

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Strong earthquake struck western Iran

West part of Iran was hit by a strong Mw 6,4 earthquake on Sunday, November 25, 2018. About 700 people were injured in the province of Kermanshah but only 33 of them spent the night at hospitals. F...

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Advances in Drilled Shaft Quality Control

Drilled shaft foundations are widely used to support large axial and lateral loads transmitted from the superstructure to the subsurface. Dry and wet excavation procedures are two widely used meth...

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Alaska struck by a massive M 7.0 earthquake

The region of Anchorage, Alaska, was struck by a massive M 7.0 on November 30, 2018. The epicenter of the temblor was located about 13 km northeast of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city with a popula...

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Micropile solution by Hayward Baker

Hayward Baker's value-engineered macropile alternative to the originally-specified drilled shafts significantly streamlined the overall foundation schedule and met all technical performance requireme...

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