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Harry Bolton Seed: The founding father of geotechnical earthquake engineering
- Apr, 23, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Pile Foundations Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Harry Bolton Seed was born in Bolton, England, on August 19, 1922. He spent his childhood in Lancashire and showed talent in sports and academics from an early age. At the age of 18, he chose a sch...
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Starship’s crater on the launch pad and the purpose of flame trenches
- Apr, 21, 2023
- Deep Excavations Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Some footage emerged from the Starship’s launch pad after it took off on April 20, showing a crater left by the fumes of its enormous engines under the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM). Another video sho...
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Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project TBM breaks through Broadway City Hall Station
- Apr, 20, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Elsie, one of the two tunnel boring machines used in Vancouver’s Broadway Subway Project marked a significant milestone on April 14, when it reached the Broadway City Hall Station. The Broadway Subw...
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CLaSH invites you to join us for the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo!
- Apr, 19, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Soil Mechanics Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Center for Land-Surface Hazards (CLaSH) invites you to the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo, the first part of which will be held online on May 1-2. The Modeling Expo will take place in...
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Massive landslide buries trucks and containers in Pakistan
- Apr, 18, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical Erosion
- Pakistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A large landslide took place in Pakistan, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 18. Furthermore, the incident occurred at the Khyber Pass, near the Afghan border, which is a major trade route betwee...
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Kolkata metro marks historic moment with maiden run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel
- Apr, 13, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Kolkata metro marked a significant milestone on Wednesday, April 12, with the maiden test run in India’s first underwater metro tunnel, stretching under the Hooghly River. Furthermore, Kolkata...
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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Northern California, U.S.A.
- Apr, 11, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California , Cobb
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake took place in Lake County, California, late on Tuesday. More specifically, the earthquake struck at 10.39 p.m., and was located 7.4 kilometers from northwest Cobb and rou...
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Second building collapses after landslide in Tijuana, Mexico
- Apr, 11, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical
- Mexico
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The moment a building collapsed after a landslide in Tijuana, Mexico, was caught on video. Furthermore, the incident took place on the morning of Sunday, April 9, following the collapse of another ne...
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We asked ChatGPT for the most popular geotechnical engineering websites
We asked ChatGPT “which are the most popular geotechnical engineering websites?” and it returned Geoengineer.org first. Furthermore, the AI went on to describe Geoengineer.org as follows: “This we...
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Canada Local First Nation business partners with engineering company on railway spring drain product
- Apr, 07, 2023
- Geosynthetics For Flow Geosynthetics Liquefaction Engineering Prefabricated Vertical Drains Ground Improvement Railway Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Local First Nation Indigenous company in Canada has announced its licensing agreement with an engineering firm on the production, installation, sales, and training services of spring drains. The...
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