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Around 1000 destructive landslides in Auckland as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle
- Feb, 16, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Erosion Other Geotechnical
- New Zealand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A geologist has called for a priority study of the city's vulnerability and risk, while an Auckland Council engineer estimates that recent storms have caused about 1000 landslides that have affected...
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UB earthquake engineers: building collapses in the Turkey-Syria earthquake were not unexpected
- Feb, 16, 2023
- Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Other Geotechnical
- Turkey
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A scene, shown in various videos, was taken following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tremors that devastated central Türkiye and northern Syria earlier this week and the pictures are hor...
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GeoWorld reaches 30,000+ members!
GeoWorld, the largest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now reached 30,000+ active members listed from the worldwide community! GeoWorld was...
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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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