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Contractor destroys a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple in Belize and uses limestone as gravel for a village road

Bloomberg reports that according to the National Institute of Culture and Heritage in Belize, a contractor has destroyed a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple and used the limestone bricks for gravel to build...

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Shamsher Prakash annual prize for excellence in the practice of geotechnical engineering

Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination (no application) for the "2013 SHAMSHER PRAKASH PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PRACTICE OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING" for young persons(45 years) primarily...

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ISSMGE's Case Histories Journal releases new issue: Issue #3, Vol. 2

Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the 3rd Issue of Volume 2 of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, an official Journal of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and...

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Paper documents failure at Payatas landfill in the Philippines that killed 330

A paper published by Jafari, Prof. Tim Stark and Prof. Scott Merry describes the conditions under which the ~30 m failure took place. The paper is part of Vol. 2 Issue 3 of the International Journal o...

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Visit TNO Diana in 7NSC, Oakland, California (20 to 22-May-2013)

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to announce that it will be attending the 7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways. The theme of this conference is "Bridge Resilience for Earthquakes and othe...

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Strength Reduction Analysis with DIANA

The analysis of slope stability problems in geotechnical engineering is of paramount importance. It is often needed to predict the degree of safety associated with the slope and the tentative failure...

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The April Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter has been released!

This month's Geoengineer.org e-newsletter issue has been released! Among the new geotechnical news and resources added this month, Geoengineer.org is proud to announce the launch of a new issue in IS...

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Kurt R. Fraese has been elected as the new ASFE/GBA president

Kurt R. Fraese, L.G. is the new president of ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), a not-for-profit association of geoprofessional firms that employ some 150,000 individuals worldwide....

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Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) technical leaders’ achievements recognized

Pile Dynamics, Inc. (PDI) proudly announces the recognition by the engineering community of the outstanding achievements of its technical leaders: Frank Rausche, PhD, PE, founder of GRL Engineers, I...

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News Alert: Bentley’s Inaugural Chief Donald J. Burns Memorial Research Grant of $25,000 Awarded to University of Texas Group

EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, announced that the Chief Donald J. Burns...

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