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Sun and moon may help trigger slow earthquakes through resonance

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon may play a more important role in slow earthquakes than previously understood, with new modelling suggesting that even very small tidal stresses can influenc...

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1,600-ton TBM begins 4.4 km Melito Tunnel beneath the Southern Apennines

Excavation has started on the 4.4 km Melito Tunnel, the final tunnel to be driven on the Apice-Hirpinia section of Italy's Naples-Bari high-speed and high-capacity railway.The drive is being carried o...

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Damage at Khao Chuk Dam prompts urgent evacuation in Rayong as Prasae Reservoir exceeds maximum level

Authorities in Rayong province, eastern Thailand, ordered residents of at-risk areas to evacuate urgently on Monday, September 28, 2026. The order followed reports of damage at Khlong Ra-ok Reservoir,...

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Retaining wall collapse at Belgrade construction site swallows car and parking area; Prosecutors open investigation

A retaining wall at a construction site on Vojvode Vlahovića Street in Belgrade, Serbia, collapsed at approximately 17:00 local time on September 23, 2026. The failure took place in the Braće Jerković...

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$16bn Hudson Tunnel project launches first TBM beneath the Palisades

Tunnel boring is set to begin on the Hudson Tunnel Project, the cornerstone of the wider Gateway Program connecting New Jersey and New York. The milestone marks the start of excavation for the first n...

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Call for Papers for Special Issue on “Laboratory Testing for Geotechnical Engineering Practice: Case Histories”

TC101 on Laboratory Stress Strain Strength Testing of Geomaterials is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for Case Histories related to Laboratory Testing that will be published in ISSMGE’s Internat...

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Floods and landslides kill 70 across India and Nepal as rivers exceed danger levels

Heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides have killed at least 70 people across India and Nepal, while rising rivers and continued rainfall are keeping large areas under flood and flash-flood warnings.I...

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GEER report of the 2026 Mindanao Earthquake is published and available online!

A full report on the investigation of the 2026 Mindanao Earthquake has been published on the GEER website. The report documents the immediate geotechnical and structural impacts of the earthquake and...

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1,200 piles support world's first commercial-scale gas power plant with integrated carbon capture

Construction is advancing on NZT Power in Teesside, a 742 MW gas-fired power station designed to become the world's first commercial-scale facility of its type with integrated carbon capture and stora...

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GeoStudio Sets the Surcharge: Centrifuge Testing of Earthquake Swarm Effects on Dam Foundations

Earthquake swarms, clusters of moderate-to-strong seismic events occurring in quick succession, are a growing concern for large dams, whose foundations can suffer cumulative stiffness degradation and...

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