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Buildings prone to cliff collapse are being demolished in Port Hills, Christchurch
- Jan, 26, 2014
- Other News Landslides Earthquake Reconnaissance Aerial
- Port Hills Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Many rockfalls and landslides were triggered by a severe earthquake in Christchurch in 2011, resulting in many damaged homes. Last Sunday the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) released a...
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Shallow, Magnitude 5.9 earthquake triggers landslides and damages infrastructure in Cephalonia, Greece
According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Cephalonia in western Greece last Sunday. Dozens of aftershocks were recorded all through to the...
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How predictable is rock's erosion by rivers? New study gives the answer!
Rock's erosion by rivers through the years helps geoscientists to detect the evolution of mountains as well as the climate change. Rather than at a constant predictable rate, rivers erode rock at...
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Witness the weirdest European town that is built into rock: Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain
- Jan, 24, 2014
- Other News Erosion Engineering Geology Other Geotechnical
- Setenil de las Bodegas, España
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Setenil de las Bodegas is a Spanish town, located 157 km northeast of the province of Cádiz and is widely known for its buildings that are built into and under rock. The town sprawls ac...
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Video shows derailed train in Italy ready to fall in the ocean due to landslide
Heavy rainfall in northwestern Italy has triggered many extensive landslides recently, particularly in the Liguria region, where over 100 landslides occurred according to La Presse. The landsl...
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New study reveals natural gas pipeline leaks all over Washington, D.C.
- Jan, 16, 2014
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Washington, DC, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists from Duke University measuring methane levels, the main component of natural gas, produced by leaks and contributing to global warming, have conducted a new research in Washington, D.C....
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Do injection wells trigger earthquakes in Texas?
- Jan, 20, 2014
- Other News Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Texas, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 20 earthquakes that occurred last year in the Azle area in Texas, were the reason for the Texas Railroad Commission to hold a public meeting in Azle on January 2 and investigate the con...
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New method reduces radioactivity of hydraulic fracturing wastewater
- Jan, 17, 2014
- Other News Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Durham, NC, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers of Duke University found a way to recycle wastewater produced from hydraulic fracturing or ''fracking'', reducing its radioactivity and making it clean enough to be used in drilling new we...
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World’s first variable density TBM makes breakthrough in Kuala Lumpur [video]
- Jan, 09, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Τhe 51km long Sungai Buloh-Kajang line is the first MRT line of the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) project that began on July 8 2011, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9.5km of the line will be unde...
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Video: Double Crane Collapse in Venezuela
- Dec, 06, 2013
- Other News Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The video shows two cranes collapsing while attempting to move a 60-ton truss beam during the construction of a train station in Caracas, Venezuela. The two crane operators survived the fall but...
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