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Quick Clay Failure on Norway’s E6 at Levanger
- Aug, 30, 2025
- Landslides Settlements Slope Stability Slope Stabilization News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- Norway
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On August 30, 2025, a suspected quick clay landslide severed Norway’s main north–south corridor near Nesvatnet, Levanger, collapsing both lanes of the E6, an older parallel road, and a section of the...
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Cracks Before Collapse: What the Söke–Kuşadası Highway Failure Reinforces About Slope and Wall Design
- Aug, 10, 2025
- Slope Stability Mechanically Stabilized Earth (Mse) Walls Slope Stability Analysis Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Turkey, Kuşadası
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On 10 August 2025 a roadway collapse occurred on the Söke–Kuşadası corridor near Yaylaköy in southwestern Türkiye. Field checks against historical satellite imagery and roadside street views show lon...
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Carne Wall Landslide Removes 200,000 Cubic Metres of Rock Removing Historic Climbing Routes
- Aug, 02, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A significant landslide occurred at Carne Wall near Blackheath in Australia’s Blue Mountains between 1 and 2 August 2025, dislodging an estimated 200,000 cubic metres of sandstone. The rockfall remov...
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Saturated Slopes and Flash Floods: Hazards in the Himalayas and Caucasus
- Aug, 05, 2025
- Slope Stability Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Dharali
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Recent weeks have seen intense rainfall triggering destructive mudslides in two mountainous regions, Uttarakhand in India and Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia. In Dharali village, Uttarakhand, heavy mons...
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Hebei and Yunnan Provinces Hit by Severe Geohazards Claiming At Least 5 Lives
- Jul, 25, 2025
- Landslides Slope Stability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In late July 2025, northern and southwestern China experienced deadly landslides caused by prolonged and intense rainfall. In Hebei Province, a village near Chengde City was hit by a landslide that k...
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Rock Mass Classification Systems: A Global Review of Use and Dominant Approaches
- Jul, 17, 2025
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization Tunneling In Rock Slope Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock mass classification systems (RMCS) have been a cornerstone of geotechnical engineering practice since the mid-20th century. Designed to provide a structured way of categorizing geological format...
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Five-Storey Building Fails Amidst Road Construction in Himachal
- Jun, 30, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction Slope Stability Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Shimla
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A five-storey building in Shimla's Bhattakufar area collapsed on June 30, 2025, following a prolonged period of heavy rainfall. The incident occurred on the road leading to Chamiyana Super Specialty...
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Drones and AI Data: How Hong Kong Is Advancing Landslide Prevention
- Jun, 26, 2025
- Landslides Unmanned Aerial Systems Slope Stability News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With growing attention to geotechnical resilience, new technologies are being introduced to improve slope safety. In Hong Kong, where landslides remain a persistent risk, recent efforts have centered...
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Adopting GeoStudio for PLAXIS LE users: A Resource Guide
- Jun, 24, 2025
- Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Slope Stability Groundwater & Seepage News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As PLAXIS LE reaches the end of its development lifecycle, many users are beginning the transition to GeoStudio, Seequent’s solution for geotechnical analysis. This shift represents more than just a...
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Introducing RSInsight: Redefining Geotechnical Support With Artificial Intelligence
- Jun, 17, 2025
- Deep Excavations Foundation Design / Construction Slope Stability Dam Engineering Data Management Tunneling Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: Patty Ni
Imagine getting detailed information about Rocscience software in seconds. Introducing RSInsight, our groundbreaking AI-powered platform that provides geotechnical engineers with lightning-fast, effi...
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