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Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm
- Jul, 31, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geomorphology Geophysics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Borehole Logging Structural Geology Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...
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China has started digging an 11,100-meter deep borehole
- Jun, 16, 2023
- Deep Excavations Geomorphology Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Other Geotechnical
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
China started digging an 11,100-meter-deep borehole late in May. Furthermore, the borehole is located in China’s largest desert, the Taklimakan Desert, and drilling started on May 30. The project a...
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Mount Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii live streamed by the USGS
- Jun, 12, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Engineering Geology Geomorphology
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Mount Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted on Wednesday, June 7. Furthermore, the eruption started at 4:44 a.m. local time and by the afternoon of the sa...
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Damaged pipe causes sinkhole in the middle of the street in Thailand
- May, 31, 2023
- Erosion Engineering Geology Geomorphology Risk & Reliability Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- Thailand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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China’s Mars rover confirmed dormant on the Red Planet
- Apr, 27, 2023
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Engineering Geology Geomatics Geomorphology Gpr Other Geotechnical
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, was confirmed to still be dormant on the Red Planet’s surface, after failing to wake up in December. Zhurong, which was named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, wen...
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Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study
- May, 03, 2022
- Engineering Geology Geomorphology Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study An enormous landslide took place at 28 of November 2020 near the remote glacial valley of West Grenville...
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