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Dam collapse in Paraguay causes major flooding (video)
- Apr, 10, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering
- Itapua, Paraguay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The dam of San Benito Lake in Paraguay's Itapúa department breached on April 9, 2017, leading to a major flash flooding event, that broke the Graneros del Sur road in two. Authorities said the...
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Slow-moving landslide discovered near the 2014 Oso landslide site in Washington
- Apr, 09, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Snohomish County, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Signs of the landslide were first discovered on Tuesday, April 4 by Washington's Department of Transportation workers, who noticed cracks on a hillside road. The slide is about 1.5 miles west of th...
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Hayward Baker, Inc. Organizer of Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar
Hayward Baker will be in the Twin Cities area on May 17th for our Minneapolis, MN Geotechnical Seminar. Hayward Baker engineers and project managers will present on Structural Support, Earth Reten...
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The City of Helsinki leverages Bentley's reality modeling software to create 3D city model
The City of Helsinki launched a EUR 1 million project to produce a 3D representation of the city to improve Helsinki’s internal services and processes, promote smart city development, and share city...
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Uncovering the Hidden Benefits of Buying New Software
- Apr, 03, 2017
- News On Software Soil Behavior Modeling Numerical & Constitutive Modeling
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Technology has moved on a great deal in the last five years and clients are increasingly demanding geotechnical data to be included in models and drawings. Technology has moved on a great deal in th...
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Mudslides in Colombia leave more than 200 dead (video)
- Apr, 02, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Mocoa - Putumayo, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The mudslides were caused by severe rainfall in Putumayo province, south-west Colombia, on Friday, March 31. The heavy rains of Friday caused rise of the Mocoa River and three tributaries, a repres...
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Impressive submarine landslide outcrop captured in photos
- Mar, 27, 2017
- Geology Highlights Landslides
- Boso Peninsula, Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Outcrops are usually not well enough exposed to view the features of such landslides, but this one created by road making on the Boso Peninsula in Japan is indeed an exception. Landslides occurring...
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Continuous Lift Pier Systems by Hubbell
Meet the Atlas Resistance by Hubbell. Continuous Lift Pier Systems by Hubbell are used for lifts exceeding 4″. They are exceptiona and they have extended lift capabilities. All Co...
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Design for Bogotá’s first metro line begins
- Mar, 21, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction Underground Structures
- Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With the population in the Colombian capital expected to reach 8.3 million by 2020, it was considered a necessity for the Colombian government to invest in new infrastructure. The design contract f...
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James D. Hussin receives ACSE Geo-Institute’s Wallace Hayward Baker award
James D. Hussin, P.E., M.ASCE is the recipient of the Wallace Hayward Baker Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Geo-Institute. The award was presented by Garry H. Gregory, Ph.D., P.E....
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