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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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Landslide disrupts national highway traffic in J&K’s Ramban, India
- Apr, 06, 2023
- Landslides Tunneling In Rock Rock Mechanics Slope Stability Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Instrumentation
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide halted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in J&K’s Ramban, India, on Sunday, April 2. More specifically, the landslide occurred just outside the brand new 880m long T5 Pa...
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Massive sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, starts growing again, after 15 years of being stable
- Apr, 05, 2023
- Erosion Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A large sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, U.S.A. started growing again on Sunday, April 2, roughly 15 years after it first appeared. Furthermore, the sinkhole opened up in 2008 as a 20ft. hole, and rap...
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Days of heavy rain followed by landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Apr, 04, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, April 2. Furthermore, according to multiple official sources, the incident happened in the locality of Bolowa, in the Masisi ter...
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March 31st: The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated, Sir Isaac Newton died, René Descartes was born, and our brand-new Civil Engineering “on this day calendar” is launched
Did you know that the construction of the Eiffel Tower began in January 1887, and it took just over two years to complete? The tower was inaugurated on this day, March 31, 1889. At the time of its...
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