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Rocscience | Answering “What, Where & How Much:” How RocFall3's Barrier Design is Enhancing Risk Mitigation

Risk mitigation is crucial when analyzing rock falls, and designing barriers is a key component of this. However, this task can be challenging as there are many variables to consider such as the barr...

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Damaged pipe causes sinkhole in the middle of the street in Thailand

A sinkhole was caught on video forming outside a café in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, on May 23. The sinkhole is seen forming as water is flowing out of it, while officials stated t...

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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries

A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...

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Geological Survey of India to launch early landslide warning system in 2026

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed that the country is set to have an early landslide warning system operational across the nation in 2026. According to GSI, about 12.6% of India’s total...

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Rocscience | The Power of RS3's Dynamic Analysis in Evaluating Earthquake Response in Residential Buildings

To estimate, predict or understand how buildings and other infrastructure respond to earthquakes (seismic loading), geotechnical engineers perform dynamic analysis. Earthquakes generate seismic waves...

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Alert level is raised in Mexico as the Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas

Popocatépetl is a volcano in central Mexico, which has recently shown raised activity, forcing authorities to raise alert to yellow phase 3, just one step below red, on Sunday. The volcano is locate...

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New study finds that New York City is sinking due to the weight of its skyscrapers

A new study, published in the Earth’s Future journal, showed that New York is sinking, and the weight of its skyscrapers plays a part in it. Furthermore, the study shows that the city is sinking at...

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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-third issue is published!

GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-third issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-third issue was just di...

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The Geo community now has its own discord server!

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Geoengineer.org discord server, a service where Geotechnical Engineers from all over the world will be able to message or voice chat with each other, amon...

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Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in Italy

Heavy torrential rains, following extensive drought, have caused severe flooding and landslides in the North and East parts of Italy. It was reported on Thursday by the country’s Civil Protection de...

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