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Second 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan within a week
- Oct, 11, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Seismic Other Geotechnical Landslides
- Afghanistan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new 6.3 magnitude earthquake this morning came to hit the same region in Afghanistan as the one that suffered widespread destruction on Saturday. Furthermore, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Satur...
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Burst dam causes flooding and landslides in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé
- Oct, 10, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering Other Geotechnical
- Cameroon
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A colonial-era dam near Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, gave way due to torrential rain at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, sending a destructive wave of water down the city. Furthermore, the w...
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Announcing the Publication of the 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory
GeoWorld has just published its 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory. The directory is published with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. This i...
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Karl von Terzaghi was born on this day in 1883 and you can read all about him on Geoengineer.org!
The father of soil mechanics, Karl von Terzaghi, was born on this day in 1883 and Geoengineer.org has a section dedicated to him! Here you can find information about him in our “on this day” section...
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Drilling for Stuttgart 21 project’s 56km tunnels marks completion
- Sep, 29, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical
- Germany
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A significant milestone was reached in the Stuttgart 21 project with the final tunneling breakthrough taking place in the city’s airport tunnel on September the 14th. Furthermore, the Stuttgart 21 p...
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New study finds that the fastest ever underwater flow was triggered by 2022 Tonga eruption
A new study, published on September 7 in the science magazine, showed that the eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai submarine volcano in January 2022 caused the fastest underwater flow ever reco...
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Landslide causes large part of Swedish motorway to collapse
- Sep, 25, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Sweden
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, September 23, caused the collapse of a large part of the E6 motorway in Sweden. Furthermore, the E6 connects the Swedish city of Gothenburg...
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Drilling for the 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed
- Sep, 22, 2023
- Tunneling Transportation Geotechnics Other Geotechnical Underground Structures
- Croatia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced that drilling for the new 5.63-kilometer-long Učka Tunnel in Croatia has been completed on Monday, September 18. The new Učka Tunnel will be the second road tunnel under the Učka mou...
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103 new geotechnical engineering software added to DCOdes
- Sep, 22, 2023
- Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Foundation Design / Construction Other Geotechnical Data Management Mining
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
103 new software regarding geotechnical engineering, many of which are available for free, have been added to DCOdes. They include solutions for mining, data management, site and laboratory investig...
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Potentially world’s largest known lithium deposit discovered in the US
- Aug, 30, 2023
- Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Sustainable Development Mining Other Geotechnical General Civil Geology Highlights News On Products & Services News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Nevada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new study published on August 30, suggests that the world's largest lithium reserve could be located in the McDermitt caldera, inside an extinct volcano, between Nevada and Oregon in the US. Lithi...
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