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GDS’ Instruments’ CO2 adsorption cell used by Seren Laboratory to measure rock response to gas injection and extraction

The Seren Multipurpose Gas Laboratory is part of the Seren research project that is led by the Geoenvironmental Research Centre (GRC) in partnership with the British Geological Survey (BGS). A primary...

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International course on geotechnical and structural monitoring in Italy, June 2014

John Dunnicliff will be directing a continuing education course, titled "International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring" in beautiful Tuscany, Italy, on June 4-6, 2014. According J...

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Bentley Announces Winners of 2013 Be Inspired Awards

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the winners of the 2013 Be Inspired Awards at a ceremony during The Year in Infrastructure 2013 Conference, held 29-31 October in London, United Kingdom. T...

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2013 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice

We are happy to announce that 2013 Shamsher Prakash Prize for Excellence in Practice has been won by Rodolfo Sancio of Geo-Syntec. Rodolfo Sancio has been cited for excellence in Geotechnical earth...

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Texas study shows gas injection a probable suspect of creating earthquakes

The goal of the study, published last Monday in the science journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was to investigate earthquakes greater than magnitude 3 of the period between 2006...

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Tumbi Quarry landslide: was it caused by rainfall or seismic activity?

A paper by Robbins et al. 2013, reviews the landslide that occurred on January 24, 2012 in the Tagali Valley, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The fatal consequences of the landsli...

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October's issue of the Geoengineer newsletter is out!!!

We are pleased to announce the 105th issue of our newsletter. In this newsletter issue, you will learn about the benefits of Electrical Density Gauge in an interesting article and you will find the...

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Landslide sensors preventing disasters

A team from the Atmospheric Science Department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville tested wireless sensors in an active landslide zone. The goal of the study was to estimate the potential infor...

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Tower of Pisa losing its tilt

According to an annual report on the monument’s stability, the leaning Tower of Pisa has straightened up by an inch (2.5cm), due to stabilization efforts of the period between 1990 and 2001. The fi...

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Immersed tunnel beneath Bosphorus Strait connects Europe and Asia (video)

The submerged tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait opened on Tuesday, connecting the European and Asian shores of Istanbul. The railway tunnel is 13.6km (8.5miles) long and consists of a 1.4km long (0.87...

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