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Foundation installation commences on Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm
- May, 14, 2024
- Offshore Geotechnics Green Infrastructure Other Geotechnical Pile Foundations Deep Foundations News On Projects / Industry Other News
- North Sea
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Dogger Bank is an offshore wind farm located off the east coast of the UK, and foundation installation for the project’s second phase (phase B) has commenced, as was announced on May 14. Furthermore...
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Lake Chippewa’s floating island that has to be boat-pushed every year
- May, 15, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Erosion Geology Highlights Other News
- United States, Wisconsin
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Lake Chippewa, also known as Chippewa Flowage, is Wisconsin’s third-largest lake and home to some peculiar “floating islands”. As for the lake’s history, it was created by humans in central Sawyer C...
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British farmhouse demolished after landslide leaves it teetering over cliff edge
- May, 10, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Structural Geology Engineering Geology Erosion Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom, Trimingham
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
An 18th century farmhouse that was hanging over a cliff edge in England’s North Norfolk district was demolished in the early hours of Friday, May 10th. The property was a three-bedroom farmhouse tha...
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Landslide at Scottish wind farm site caught on video
- May, 07, 2024
- Landslides Other Geotechnical Structural Geology Engineering Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Shetland
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A peat landslide took place on Tuesday, May 7, on the site of the Viking Windfarm in Shetland, Scotland, and was caught on video. Furthermore, the incident took place when work was being carried out...
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Comparative Study of Embedded Wall Displacements Using Small-Strain Hardening Soil Model
- May, 03, 2024
- Retaining Walls Earth Retaining Structures Slope Stability News On Research / Academia News On Software
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Traditional analysis methods often fall short in addressing complex soil-structure interactions and non-linear soil behavior, but new research by Tzuri Eilat, Amichai Mitelman, Alison McQuillan and D...
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Updated design for £2.2bn water reservoir in the English Fenlands revealed
- Apr, 25, 2024
- Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A rendered view of the proposed Fens reservoir, which will provide water for a quarter million East of England homes was unveiled on April 25. The project’s developers, Anglian Water and Cambridge W...
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Dublin airport’s €200 million tunnel receives planning permission
- Apr, 24, 2024
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Ireland, Dublin
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
An Bord Pleanála, which is, among other things, Ireland’s national independent statutory body to determine appeals on planning, recently granted the Dublin airport operator planning permission for a...
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Entries for GeoWorld 2025 USA & Canada Geotechnical Business Directory, the most comprehensive directory in our field, are now open! This resource is supported by the International Society of Soi...
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Flash flooding due to clogged river tunnel wreaks havoc in Kenya
- Apr, 29, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Kenya, Mai Mahiu
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Flash floods swept through villages near Mai Mahiu in Kenya, in the early hours of Monday, April 29, following excessive rainfall in the area. It has been reported by several news outlets that so far...
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Landslide occurs on Greek island just next of Santorini
- Apr, 27, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Greece
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Video footage recently emerged, depicting the occurrence of a landslide that took place at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, on the Greek island of Therasia (also known as Thirasia). Therasia is...
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