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Landslide threatens the stability of Lake Tahoma dam, North Carolina
- May, 30, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Dam Engineering
- McDowell County, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide caused by heavy rains raised fears about the integrity of Lake Tahoma Dam in North Carolina. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for areas downstream of Lake Tahom...
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Organic matter found on Mars by Nasa's rover
Nasa's Curiosity rover found organic matter buried and preserved in ancient sediments that formed a vast lake bed on Mars more than 3billion years ago. What does this new discovery show about...
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Siemens and Bentley Systems Collaborate on Process Industries Academy Initiative
Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives and Digital Factories divisions are teaming up with Bentley Systems’ Bentley Institute to establish a Process Industries Academy that will support the companies’...
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A new underlying mechanism in deadly 7.1R quake in Taiwan in 1906 has been uncovered
The earthquake was one of the deadliest to ever strike the country The earthquake was one of the deadliest to ever strike the country The 1906 Meishan earthquake, named after the village near wher...
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Cracks open in Hawaii and threaten local house
- Jun, 06, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Leilani estates, Big Island Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
After dealing with volcanic ash and toxic gasses spewing from the fissures left behind, the residents in the Leilani Estates community have to copy with enormous cracks. Ground cracks are asso...
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Highly instrumented static load testing by GRL
- Jun, 05, 2018
- News On Products & Services Instrumentation Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Static Load Tests can be performed to validate foundation design assumptions regarding the axial compression or axial tension resistance provided by a deep foundation element, or its deflected shape...
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''Snowball Earth'' triggered by the advent of plate tectonics?
- Jun, 05, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
During the Neoproterozoic, a geological era which occurred about 542 million to one billion years ago, Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as ''Snowball Earth...
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Elizabeth line: The new crossrail of London
The new crossrail, named after Queen Elizabeth, which features a marathon of brand new tunnels beneath the streets of London will open by the end of 2018. The $20 billion crossrail project will ope...
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The Many Different Types Of Welding Used In Modern Industry
- Jun, 04, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Foundation Design / Construction
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Welding is the art and science of working with metal, and, in fact, it is a far more complex and demanding skill than most people realize. It’s useful for every time of building project fro...
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Tunnel becomes safe with the usage of Polystyrene blocks
- May, 31, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling Railway Geotechnics
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An old and non-operational railway tunnel that lies underneath the approach roads north of the Forth Road Bridge has been made safe by stuffing it with expanded polystyrene blocks. The 420m tu...
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