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HS2’s Florence and Cecilia TBMs reach Little Missenden
- Aug, 09, 2023
- Tunneling Railway Geotechnics Underground Structures Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
HS2 announced on Tuesday, August 8, that Florence and Cecilia, the two 2,000-ton tunnel boring machines (TBMs) had reached the Little Missenden ventilation shaft. This event marks a significant mile...
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World’s largest wind turbine connected to the Chinese power grid
- Jul, 20, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Sustainable Development General Civil General Construction Environmental Engineering Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services Other News
- China, Fuzhou
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The world’s first 16MW wind turbine has been connected to the Chinese power grid, from the Pingtan offshore wind farm. The park’s developer had announced, back on June 28, that installation work had...
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Train derailed in Sweden after embankment gets washed away by rain
- Aug, 08, 2023
- Railway Geotechnics Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Stormy weather and heavy rainfall has been affecting the Baltic Sea region since late Sunday which, among others, caused a train derailment in Sweden due to an embankment getting washed away on Monda...
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Record flooding destroys homes along the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska
- Aug, 05, 2023
- Damage (Structural) Damage (Structural) Erosion Other Structural Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Alaska, Juneau
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The water level in Mendenhall Lake near Juneau, Alaska, crested at 14.97 feet at around 11.15p.m. on Saturday, with the previous record being 11.99 feet in 2016. Flooding came as a result of the sud...
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Massive mudflow hits mountain resort town in Georgia
- Aug, 07, 2023
- Landslides Erosion Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Georgia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive mudflow hit the mountain resort town of Shovi in the Racha region of Georgia on August 3. Furthermore, according to the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident is known to hav...
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Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after hitting Taiwan and Philippines
Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China’s eastern province of Fujian on Friday morning, after wreaking havoc in the Philippines. Furthermore, Doksuri first hit the Philippines, causing 13 people to...
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Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm
- Jul, 31, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geomorphology Geophysics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Borehole Logging Structural Geology Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...
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Consent granted for the development of Scotland’s £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant
- Jul, 28, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The development of a £500M underground pumped storage hydro plant in Ben Cruachan, Scotland, was granted consent on Tuesday, July 25. The project involves the expansion of the existing Cruachan Powe...
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First trains test Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel
- Jul, 26, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced on Tuesday that the first test trains entered Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel. Metro Tunnel is a new twin 9-kilometer metro project that will connect Melbourne’s existing Sunbury line with...
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Massive landslip blocks Seatown Beach in Dorset, UK
- Jul, 24, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Rock Mechanics Other Geotechnical
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive rockfall occurred on the cliffs of Seatown in Dorset, UK, overnight on Thursday. Furthermore, the same cliffs have also been subject to a rockslide that blocked the beach previously, in 20...
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