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Waimea Water: update on dam construction project
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- New Zealand
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The major dam project located on the Lee River will increase water to aquifers that supply Richmond, Brightwater, Mapua, and other urban areas along the Waimea Plain once complete – which is expected...
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Green light for the Swedish rail tunnel construction
- Dec, 07, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical Railway Geotechnics Transportation Geotechnics
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 1.6-kilometre Ersmark tunnel will be constructed in Sweden by Spanish contractor Comsa in a consortium with Nortúnel S.A. After some delay due to an appeal, the Swedish Transport Administration (...
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Orara River: Targeting erosion on the banks of the river
Erosion is being repaired along the Orara River thanks to two NSW Government Habitat Action Grants funding practical, on-ground rehabilitation works for fish habitats, including managing stock access...
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Deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia
- Nov, 29, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Italy
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday and thus Italy has declared a state of emergency. On Sunday morning, 10 people rema...
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Indonesian landslide due to earthquake: rescuers focus on survivors
- Nov, 25, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Seismic Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Monday killing at least 272, more than a third of them children. On an increasingly urgent search, Indonesian rescuers narrowed their focus to a landslide...
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Awards of sophisticated civil engineering for two California projects
- Nov, 24, 2022
- Pile Foundations Other Geotechnical Soil Behavior Modeling Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Two California projects its San Francisco section 2022 project awards were awarded from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): (i) outstanding geotechnical award for YouTube’s HQ in San Brun...
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The longest railway tunnel in Nordics handed over
- Nov, 23, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Deep Excavations Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Norway
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The 20km long Blix tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in Scandinavia and the first Norwegian railway tunnel with two separate tunnel tubes. It has been completed by joint venture Acciona Ghella (AG...
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An underground structure built entirely by robots
- Nov, 21, 2022
- Underground Structures Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Jacked Tunnels Other Geotechnical Risk & Reliability
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A British technology company, hyperTunnel, innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in the N...
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Mega dam: Kenya, UK agree deal for Sh425 billion
- Nov, 18, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new multipurpose dam to be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties will cost Sh425 billion following a deal by President William Ruto and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday. The building o...
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Floods and landslides in Colombia: 15.000 people affected, hundreds of homes damaged
- Nov, 04, 2022
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Floods caused material damages in Puerto Colombia, Atlántico Department from 23 October where 35 homes were destroyed, 274 damaged and 1,545 residents affected or displaced. Heavy rain caused streams...
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