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Oklahoma faces seismic risk due to drilling activity
- Mar, 01, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Seismic Risk & Reliability
- Oklahoma, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to the U.S. Geological Survey annual forecast on natural and human–induced seismic risk, Oklahoma and Kansas may experience serious ground shaking during 2017 due to the drilling activity of...
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Sixteen new locations listed as major active fault zones in Japan
- Feb, 22, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The total number of major active faults in the country has now increased to 113, as the Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion of the Japanese government added 16 more faults to the list of ac...
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Footage captures landslide destroying homes in Bolivia (video)
- Feb, 23, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Several houses were destroyed in the Auquisamaña area of La Paz, Bolivia on February 15, 2017, as a landslide rolled off the mountainside into the neighbourhood of the Bolivian capital. Watch...
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Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 - Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations
- Mar, 01, 2017
- News On Publications Foundation Design / Construction Pile Foundations
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The recently released Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 - Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations is the US Federal Highway Administration 's (FHWA) primary guidance and reference d...
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Italian village is being torn apart by slow-moving landslide (video)
- Feb, 28, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Ponzano di Civitella del Tronto, Province of Teramo, Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Τhe landslide is moving at a rate of about 1 meter per day since February 12, tearing apart the village of Ponzano, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. The landslide was caused due to the combi...
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Meet Hubbell's Termination Devices
Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. offers a variety of CHANCE® special termination devices and standard accessories. The project and application will dictate which product is used or specified. &n...
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Bogoslof island has tripled in size after volcano’s continuing eruptions
- Feb, 22, 2017
- Geology Highlights Engineering Geology Seismic
- Bogoslof Island, Aleutians West, AK, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Bogoslof volcano is in an active eruption sequence since December 12, 2016. The series of short-duration explosive events - more than 27 of them up until now - has led to significant changes in the is...
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Invitation to participate in the "Geotechnical Business Confidence Survey" by Geoworld!
GeoWorld, the online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields supported by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is p...
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Landslide crumbles down San Bernardino County’s mountain in California (video)
- Feb, 19, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- San Bernardino, CA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A video by San Bernardino County firefighters captures the moment the large volume of snow, rock, soil and timber slides off the mountainside. Being as large as 3 football fields, the landslid...
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Hayward Baker has a new logo as part of Keller Group (video)
Hayward Baker has a fresh, new logo as part of Keller Group of companies. Hayward Baker is a member of Keller Group plc. The Keller Group is a worldwide specialty contractor, renowned for providin...
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