An earthquake struck western Nepal on Tuesday, according to a local official. One person is dead and two more were injured while at least 40 houses were damaged. Cattle and farm animals were also bur...
The Jiribam-Imphal railway line's tunnel-12 excavation work has been successfully finished, according to a statement from the Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) on Wednesday. It was also state...
After a public hearing on Monday, Surrey city council gave the go-ahead for the 67-story tower project, which would be the highest structure in Surrey, British Columbia. The venture was approved by a...
Authorities and the media claimed that a building collapsed on Sunday in Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria, killing 13 people, including children. The ministry noted that the five-story struct...
China is constructed a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet, near to the tri-junction, which is a matter that worries both India and Nepal. The Mabja Zangbo river has its source in Nagari count...
The state government said that 26 towns have reported damages brought on by the recent storms, while Rio Negrinho and Ascurra have both proclaimed states of emergency. According to the municipality...
In August 2022, USSD published a report on analysis of Seismic Deformation of Embankment Dams. Per the foreword, "This report is intended to provide guidance on the evaluation of seismic deformati...
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....
According to documents from the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, 271 buildings have collapsed in Nigeria over the past ten years. The highest number of fatalities due to building collapse is recor...
Engineers have worked to clear 100 tonnes debris from a landslide that closed the road and railway line near Falls of Cruachan. Debris and boulders also fell onto the A85 Oban to Bridgend road, closi...
A 3D printer is taking home building to a new level. The enormous printer weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the United States. The...
You are invited to earn your WEDG Associate credential. An urban planner in Singapore, a chief sustainability officer in San Diego, port engineers in Miami, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and real estate...
Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...
Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the bearing of an apparent dip. Two directions noted, in which a given apparent dip occurs. Known values: Full dip direction = α...
Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find path gradients in three different directions, (a) due N, (b) N 75o E, (c) due E. Known values: Full dip direction = N 30o E Full...
Given the rate and direction of full dip of a plane or seam, find the apparent dip in any other direction. Known values: Horizontal length along full dip direction = x Full dip rate = 1 in x Sol...
Given the direction of full dip and the rate and direction of an apparent dip of a plane or seam, find the rate of full dip. Known values: Full dip direction = α Apparent dip direction = &b...
A vertical borehole passes through a seam with a known dip at 43o. If the apparent thickness of the seam as shown by the borehole core is 2m, calculate: (a) the true thickness of the seam and (b) the...
Calculate the coordinates of the intersection of two lines given the coordinates of four stations. Known values: Coordinates A (EA, NA), B (EB, NB), C (EC, NC), D (ED, ND) i.e. A &nbs...
Calculate the height of an object by measuring three angles of elevation only, from stations A, B and C on a straight level line to an inaccessible up-station D. Known values: Measured distances A...
