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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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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
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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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Banihal-Katra rail link: India's longest escape tunnel completed
- Dec, 21, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics
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India’s longest escape tunnel, which is 12.89 km long constructed on the 111km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway line in Jammu and Kashmir was completed by the Indian Railways. The longest tun...
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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
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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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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
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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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Northern Philippines: At least five fatalities and dozens injuries after 7.0-magnitude earthquake triggers landslides
- Jul, 28, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Seismic
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least five people have been killed and dozens have been injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the northern Philippines set off multiple landslides and damaged buildings. So far, 64 people ha...
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Sunshine Coast's ‘worst landslide in 30 years’ is extensive with no easy fix
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Other Geotechnical Erosion Transportation Geotechnics Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Canada
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A landslide on Black Mountain Road is believed to be the biggest experienced on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years. The road is just west of the Bruce Highway, not far from Cooroy. Geotechnical assessmen...
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