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Civil Engineering News Recap of November 2024
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Tunneling Sustainable Development Structural Systems Offshore Geotechnics General Construction General Civil Other Geotechnical Bridge Design Bridges Deep Excavations Shaft Foundations
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) A...
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Runway to the Future: Inside the Western Sydney International Airport Project
- Nov, 21, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), a £2.7 billion infrastructure marvel, is set to redefine connectivity and economic growth in Western Sydney. Located 30 miles west of Sydney’s city cen...
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Revolutionary 3D-Printed Clay Reefs Enhance Biodiversity in the Maas River
- Jul, 10, 2024
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Levees Slope Stabilization Erosion Other Geotechnical News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia
- Netherlands
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Innovative Solution for Erosion Control Rijkswaterstaat is implementing a groundbreaking solution to address the erosion of riverbanks along the Maas River near Oeffelt. This initiative aims to comb...
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GeoStabilization International Strengthens Team with New Leadership Hires
GeoStabilization International, the leading geohazard mitigation team in North America, welcomes four new hires in key company roles: Ricardo Garcia as Chief Estimator; George Markert as Director of...
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Unlock Exclusive Business Opportunities with the 2025 Geotechnical Business Directory!
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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An assessment of the Chernobyl disaster 38 years after it happened
- Apr, 26, 1986
- Forensics Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Ukraine, Pryp'yat'
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Saturday, April 26, 1986, 01:23:45 AM local time. A terrifying accident was taking place in the northern Ukraine, in the former USSR. Few people realized it immediately, and even fewer were aware of...
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Taipei 101’s impressive tuned mass damper
- Apr, 03, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Vibration And Damping News On Products & Services Other News
- Taiwan, Taipei
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Taiwan was struck on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, by the most powerful earthquake it has experienced in the last 25 years, but Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, can be seen in video footage...
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Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles: Landslide caused the demolition of a building while two others were affected
- Mar, 13, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California , Los Angeles
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred in Sherman Oaks, a neighborhood approximately 19km northwest of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday 13th of March, causing significant damage. Specifically, a house, which was unde...
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New Florence airport terminal to feature vineyard on roof
- Mar, 07, 2024
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development Transportation Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Italy, Florence
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced in January that Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport will get a new international terminal, the design of which features a vineyard on its inclined roof. The vineyard roof is part o...
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Major landslide in eastern Turkey: 9 goldminers are missing
- Feb, 13, 2024
- Mining Landslides Slope Stability General Civil Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Authorities reported that a landslide struck a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday 13th of February, at 14:28 local time (11:28 GMT), resulting in the disappearance of nine miners. Footage from th...
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