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TNO DIANA Announces the New Release of DIANA 9.5 along with a modern redesign of the MeshEdit functionality
After two years of preparation and a rigorous policy of refinement and testing, the new DIANA GUI "MeshEdit" is to be released. The creation of this new graphical user interface was undertaken as a...
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New research shows how faults warn us before a big earthquake
- Jan, 14, 2014
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new research published in the Geophysical Research Letters journal last November, provides an insight into how earthquake warning signals are produced by faults. To do so, laboratory exper...
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Ground collapse near riverbank in Brazil [video]
According to local news service Para, a massive crater was created on January 4, in the city of Abaetetuba in the northern state of Para in Brazil, destroying 13 houses. After inspecting the area,...
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8 new U.S. tunnels under way: fascinating and challenging
Whether you live in the U.S. or not you will find the following tunnels that are currently being built in U.S., fascinating. Find out which are some of the largest tunnels across the country. First of...
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119ft long steel pipe is Bertha’s mystery object
- Jan, 03, 2014
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Foundation Design / Construction
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), crews on January 2 managed to remove enough soil from the cutter head and lower the water pressure, allowing for an inspection o...
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New study shows 16 earthquakes were triggered by landslide
- Jan, 06, 2014
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides
- Bingham Canyon, UT, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The landslide at the Bingham Canyon copper mine that occurred last April, near Salt Lake City in Utah, seems to be the largest non-volcanic landslide in North America in modern times, with almost 65 m...
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India TBMs blamed for building cracks
The construction of the first phase of the Chennai Metro project in India is scheduled to be completed by spring 2015. During the construction cracks were detected in more than 200 buildings in Chenna...
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Landslide in Mexico results in coastal highway collapse [video]
- Dec, 28, 2013
- Other News Landslides Offshore Geotechnics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Tijuana-Ensenada Road, Zona Urbana Río Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Last Saturday a coastal road located about 60miles from the Mexico-United States border connecting the Mexican towns of Ensenada and Tijuana, collapsed after a landslide that was probably triggered by...
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Rachid Hankour, Ph.D. January 31, 1960 - December 17, 2013
Dr. Rachid Hankour, of Harvard, Massachussets, Vice President and Director of Lab Systems at Geocomp Corporation, and Professor of the Practice at Tufts University School of Engineering, passed away p...
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"Bubble curtains" around Tappan Zee Bridge’s pilings protect fish from noise [video]
- Dec, 27, 2013
- News On Projects / Industry Pile Foundations Foundation Design / Construction
- Tappan Zee Bridge, Nyack, NY, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
During the pile driving for the construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River, keeping noise pollution at a minimum is a significant goal. Noise reduction in the air is accomplished...
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