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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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Hawaii's Big Island: Volcanic activity provokes another threat
- May, 21, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Seismic Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Kīlauea, Hawaii, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Following the Kilauea's volcano eruption (in May 3rd) events, another threat has been added for the residents of Big Island in Hawaii. Lava has recently reached the ocean producing a hazardous mix...
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Increase bearing capacity with Hayward Baker's Rigid Inclusions
Hayward Baker's rigid inclusions transfer loads through weak strata to a firm underlying stratum using high modulus, controlled stiffness columns. Hayward Baker's teams are ready to design-build a co...
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Citizen scientists at NASA’s service, for the creation of the largest landslide database
The aim is to get a better understanding of landslides with every report made Landslides can cause thousands of deaths every year worldwide, billions of dollars in property damage, while they...
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Geoengineering polar glaciers to decelerate ice melting
Scientists believe that an interference in polar glaciers melting is critical in order to slow the sea-level rise. Polar ice melt down is a significant issue that will cause major modifications in...
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Visit Hayward Baker at the "5th GEESDV Conference"
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Events Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Don't miss the chance to visit Hayward Baker at the GEESDV 2018 Annual Conference at Austin, on June 10-13 2018. The technical material covered in the conference will be diverse, including ca...
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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Leaning tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. The construction of the Tower be...
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NASA plans to transfer rock and soil samples from Mars to Earth
- May, 21, 2018
- News On Projects / Industry Laboratory Testing Engineering Geology Geomorphology
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
NASA is willing to collect and transfer soil and rock samples from Mars to Earth. Their examination will provide the necessary data to investigate the Martian history. The probability of Mars...
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An enormous sinkhole opened up in New Zealand, revealing an ancient volcano underneath
Sinkholes aren't rare in the area, but this one is especially large, geologists say A sinkhole 20m (66 feet) deep and 200m (660ft) long opened up last week on a daily farm in the town of Rotorua, N...
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Nuclear tests in North Korea caused mountain deformation and possible radiation leakage
- Sep, 03, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geoenvironmental Engineering Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Tunneling
- Punggye-ri, North Korea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The underground nuclear explosion in North Korea on September 3rd, 2017 was so powerful that it moved a mountain, according to new research. The blast was North Korea's sixth and largest nucl...
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