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Rocscience | Mapping Functions: The Newest Addition to Generalized Anisotropic
- May, 16, 2023
- Slope Stability Analysis News On Software News On Products & Services
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
The Generalized Anisotropic strength type in Slide2 and Slide3 is the most flexible way to model anisotropic materials. Everything is in the user’s hands. Anisotropy Definition You can specify the di...
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GEO5 2023 - New Update is released!
Mobile Application for Data Collection GEO5 Data Collector - the application for mobile devices (iOS, Android) for data collection during geological survey. The app works with the Stratigraphy progra...
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Tunneling Case Study on the Western Coast of Mexico Highway Construction
Dr. Fermín Sanchez and his team was tasked with the construction of a highway from Tepic City to Puerto Vallarta City on the Western Coast of Mexico. In this case study, he encountered a significant...
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Sinkhole appeared in Taipei, Taiwan, next to construction site
- May, 13, 2023
- Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Erosion Seepage Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Taiwan
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A sinkhole appeared next to a construction site in Taipei, Taiwan, around 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. According to the Taipei City government, the sinkhole measured 15 meters in length and 3 met...
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Evaluating the Efficiency of Room and Pillar Mining in Greece using RS3
- May, 11, 2023
- Mining News On Research / Academia News On Software News On Projects / Industry
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: Rocscience Inc
Underground mining of unexploited coal reserves is on the rise in Greece, due to its heavy dependency on lignite resources for electricity. The room and pillar approach for underground mining is a co...
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Third tunnel to connect the European and Asian sides of Istanbul under the Bosporus announced
- May, 10, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Turkey, İstanbul
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Updated plans for the construction of the Great Istanbul Tunnel were announced by Turkey’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Adil Karaismailoğlu, on Wednesday. The Great Istanbul Tunnel will b...
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Swiss Alpine village of Brienz evacuated due to fears of rockslide
- May, 10, 2023
- Rock Engineering Slope Stability Landslides Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Switzerland, Brienz
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
An evacuation order was issued for the village of Brienz in the Swiss Alps due to fears of a massive upcoming rockslide. The village of Brienz is located at an altitude of 1,150 meters and has rou...
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Series of landslides hit villages and a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- May, 08, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A series of landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo during the past week. On May 4, extensive flooding and landslides were reported around Lake Kivu. The villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi...
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TU Delft starts drilling for geothermal project to heat campus and gather data
- May, 01, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geo-Energy Energy Geotechnics Geothermal Other Geotechnical Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- Netherlands, Delft
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The large-scale geothermal project that started preliminary drilling on TU Delft campus in December 2022 secured a further €17.9 million funding and is set to drill its 2.5 km deep wells during the s...
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Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure nomination deadline extended to May 22
The deadline for nominating your project to the Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure has been extended to May 22. The Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure celebrate digital innovation and have r...
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