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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-fourth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-fourth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-fourth issue was just...
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Suspension of train services between France and Italy due to rockslide
- Sep, 04, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- France
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Train services between France and Italy have been disrupted due to a rockslide that occurred in Savoie, France, on Sunday, August 27. According to an update from the French railway company SNCF, the...
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At least 21 fatalities after floods and landslides in Tajikistan
- Sep, 01, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Tajikistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tajikistan experienced extensive flooding and landslides on August 27, 2023, according to reports from the country's emergency agencies. The Emergency Situations Committee in Tajikistan said that bro...
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Swiss early warning system to check damage to roads due to landslides
Recent instances of heavy rainfall in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, and Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, have underscored the urgency of protective measures. The India Meteorological Department issued a "red aler...
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Tropical Storm Franklin caused floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic
- Aug, 29, 2023
- Landslides Erosion Other Geotechnical
- Dominican Republic
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic late on Wednesday, the 23rd of August, causing floods and landslides on the island of Hispaniola. Franklin brought heavy rainfall and...
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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Aug, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Erosion Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...
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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology
- Aug, 24, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Energy Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...
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Myanmar landslide causes mining disaster
- Aug, 22, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Mining Other Geotechnical
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Sunday, August 13, after intense rain in the area. The mine where the event occurred is located near the Manna village of Hpakant, about 950...
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World’s longest railway tunnel will remain closed for months after derailment
- Aug, 21, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics
- Switzerland
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Europe’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, is going to remain closed to passenger trains for several months after it sustained damage from a derailment on August 1...
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6.3 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks shake Colombian capital
- Aug, 18, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Engineering Seismology Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A strong earthquake, along with three aftershocks, rattled Colombia’s capital, Bogota, along with other cities on Thursday, August 18. Furthermore, the main shock measured a 6.3 moment magnitude acc...
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