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Indications For Ancient Oceanic Mega-Tsunami In The Atlantic
- Oct, 09, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Fogo, Cape Verde
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists have discovered that, 73,000 years ago, the biggest island of West Africa in the Atlantic, Santiago, where 250,000 people live today, was hit by a 244m high tsunami wave. The cause was the...
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Measurand: Landslide Monitoring with SAA and Vista Data Vision
In October 2014, Measurand installed vertically a 6 metre long SAA in order to monitor the Šance-Rečica Landslide in Czech Republic. This Shape Accel Array sensor was installed 50 cm from a former in...
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Read about Keynetix's Geotechnical Data Management Awards 2015
Keynetix is glad to present the Geotechnical Data Management Awards in order to celebrate the exciting advances that customers are making with Keynetix's software. The awards are designed to give r...
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Huge Sinkhole Among Houses In Hertfordshire
- Oct, 07, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Hertfordshire, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Dozens of families were left without water and gas. Dozens of families were left without water and gas. Miraculously there were no casualties in Hertfordshire in London, UK when a twenty-meter ho...
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Lament In Guatemala For At Least 131 Dead In Landslide
- Oct, 05, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Guatemala
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In Guatemala a catastrophic landslide caused by heavy rains buried at least 131 people while 300 others are missing. In Guatemala a catastrophic landslide caused by heavy rains buried at least 131...
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Explore Vertek's Lightweight CPT Push System!
- Oct, 02, 2015
- News On Products & Services Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Vertek CPT in pleased to present its Human-Portable Hydraulic Power! The Vertek Lightweight CPT Push System is the most portable hydraulic CPT push system on the market. Offering 10 tons of push fo...
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Hayward Baker: Mr. Ryan Johnson joins as Senior Project Manager
- Sep, 29, 2015
- Other News Other Geotechnical Deep Foundations Ground Improvement Earth Retaining Structures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hayward Baker is glad to announce that Mr. Ryan Johnson joined firm as Senior Project Manager at Relocated Twin Cities Office. Mr. Johnson has over 15 years of experience in the construction indus...
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Video: Sinkhole on Queensland Beach!
- Sep, 28, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Erosion
- Inskip Point Road, Inskip, Queensland, Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The idyllic beach to Inskip Point in Queensland, Australia, has blue water golden sand and attracts campers and nature lovers. However, on Saturday night, an enormous hole opened suddenly and swept aw...
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GeoWorld lists over 5,000 registered members!
Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the online professional networking site for geotechs, has now over 5,000 active members listed from the worldwide community. Join this unique g...
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Research: Seasonal Variations Of Seismicity
- Sep, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Seismic Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
For a reason that scientists have yet to discover the most powerful and with the largest focal depth of earthquakes are affected by the seasons of the year, and usually occur between April and October...
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