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Seattle: TBM Bertha starts moving again!
TBM Bertha, used for opening the tunnel in the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project is on the move again, after major overheating problems that caused the machine to remain still for more than a ye...
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London Power Tunnels, UK: TBM Evelyn sets a new record in tunneling
TBM Evelyn has set a new project record at National Grid's London Power Tunnels project, digging 55.2 meters in a single 12-hour shift! The tunnel is part of a £250m project, aiming in providing...
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Desert Breath: an impressive land installation in the Egyptian desert
- Feb, 04, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Foundation Design / Construction
- 27.380221, 33.6324794, 2346
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Desert Breath, located in the Egyptian desert, is a land art project created by D.A.ST. Arteam to show the passage of time through its gradual erosion. The project was completed in 1997 and is st...
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Confused with Soil Type charts? Have a look at Vertek's guidelines!
- Feb, 02, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt)
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
During CPT data analysis and interpretation, especially young geotechnical engineers may find themselves among different classification charts. Learn about the basic guidelines in Vertek's article and...
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Portsmouth Coastal Scheme: colossal coastal protection project about to begin
- Jan, 30, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Risk & Reliability Erosion
- Portsmouth, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An extended coastal protection project is about to begin in Portsmouth, UK, covering nearly 13km of the area's coastline. The project aims in reducing flood risk and erosion over a time span of 100 ye...
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Continuous dam movement raises concerns in Kremmling CO
- Jan, 29, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering
- Kremmling, Colorado
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Continuous movement and settlement accumulation occurring in Ritchard Dam, in Wolford Mountain Reservoir, is brought to the attention of the Colorado River District board of directors, which will...
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Amtrak rail corridor major reliability upgrade undertaken by WSDOT
WSDOT is currently undertaking a landslide prevention project along its Amtrak Cascades rail corridor aiming in eliminating service disruptions due to the frequent landslide occurrence of the past yea...
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Earthquake resistant pipes installed in the LA water network
- Jan, 21, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides
- Los Angeles, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 21st anniversary of the magnitude 6.7 1994 Northridge Earthquake, became the opportunity for announcing the upgrade of the water-pipe infrastructure around the Northridge Hospital Medical Center....
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The Oakwood Beach before and after reconstruction
- Jan, 20, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Erosion Foundation Design / Construction
- Oakwood beach, New Jersey
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A two-mile long heavily eroded shoreline was reconstructed along the Delaware River in Salem County, New Jersey. The beach's erosion is attributed primarily to Superstorm Sandy and its reconstru...
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Video: The abandoned Dupont circle tunnels in Washington DC
- Jan, 15, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Tunneling
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A very important landmark of Washington DC lies under its ground and remains unknown to many of the nation's capital residents. The Dupont circle tunnels one of the most important landmarks of the cit...
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