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Scientists in Japan improve seismic resistance of metals
Researchers at Japan's Tohoku University have come up with a cheap way to improve the properties of some 'shape memory' alloys, often used in earthquake design due to their ability to return to their...
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Kaikoura Earthquake responsible for “slow motion” quakes in New Zealand
- Oct, 06, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 7.8 magnitude quake that hit New Zealand's South Island in November 2016, is responsible for a series of large slow slip events, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Tex...
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Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides?
A joint team of researchers from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) are working on the use o...
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We present you the results of the "Geotechnical Business Confidence Survey" by GeoWorld, for the 2nd quarter of 2017!
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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We present you the results of the "Geotechnical Business Confidence Survey" by GeoWorld, for the 3nd quarter of 2017!
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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We present you the results of the "Geotechnical Business Confidence Survey" by GeoWorld, for the 4th quarter of 2017!
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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We present you the results of 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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New early warning system could have saved lives during the 2011 Japan tsunami
- May, 28, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Simulations assessing how the system would have responded to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake show that a tsunami alarm would have been raised in 7 minutes or less, thus might had saved many of the 22,000 k...
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From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
- May, 24, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 15-million city is situated very close to the so-called North Anatolian Fault Zone which runs just outside the city, below the Marmara Sea. Scientists appreciate that an earthquake of magnitude M7...
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Scientists in search for hints about Caribbean earthquakes
- May, 16, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Caribbean Sea
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Led by Jenny Collier of Imperial College London, a team of scientists will be taking measurements from the seafloor of the Caribbean islands, trying to gain some early warning clues about the region's...
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