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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark
- Feb, 08, 2023
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Underground Structures Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark. It should be mentioned that when it is finished, in 2029, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be the longest combined rail and road tu...
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Powerful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria
- Feb, 06, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Other Geotechnical
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Around 4 a.m. on Monday, one of the largest earthquakes in a century to hit south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, jolted locals out of their beds and sent tremors as far as Lebanon and Israel...
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Sinkhole outside home in Huntington Station, on Long Island: 3 fall into
On Long Island, a woman fell into a sinkhole as she was leaving her house, and two other people also fell in while attempting to rescue her. The hole was six feet across and six feet down. According...
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China’s new dam in Tibet near Indian border
- Jan, 26, 2023
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- China
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
China is constructed a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet, near to the tri-junction, which is a matter that worries both India and Nepal. The Mabja Zangbo river has its source in Nagari count...
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Floods and landslides in Santa Catarina, Brazil: 3 fatalities
- Jan, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Brazil
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The state government said that 26 towns have reported damages brought on by the recent storms, while Rio Negrinho and Ascurra have both proclaimed states of emergency. According to the municipality...
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Landslide in east Taiwan: Suhua Highway tunnel blocked
- Jan, 20, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Rock Mechanics Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Taiwan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
According to Liberty Times, a landslide destroyed a section of a rock shed on the Suhua Highway in eastern Taiwan around 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday blocking the traffic. The rock shed connected the No....
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Highlands and Islands: multiple landslides among chaos ensued by strong winds and rain
- Jan, 18, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Engineers have worked to clear 100 tonnes debris from a landslide that closed the road and railway line near Falls of Cruachan. Debris and boulders also fell onto the A85 Oban to Bridgend road, closi...
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Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel to change the freight transportation
- Jan, 13, 2023
- Transportation Geotechnics Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Indian Railways’ longest electrified tunnel has proven to be a major game changer in the country’s freight transportation. The tunnel located between South Central Railways’ Cherlopalli and Rapuru st...
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150 French public personalities to stop the construction of the new cross-border Lyon-Turin railway tunnel
- Jan, 13, 2023
- Railway Geotechnics Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Over 150 French public personalities have signed a letter asking to stop the construction of the Turin-Lyon railway tunnel and redirect the investments toward exiting trains and routes. The letter wa...
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Hollywood Hills: mudslide damages homes
- Jan, 12, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A number of homes in the Hollywood Hills were hit by a small mudslide on Monday evening as heavy rain douses the area during yet another winter storm. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, a s...
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