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Bridge demolished by controlled explosion in Germany
- May, 07, 2023
- Bridge Management Bridges Other Structural Risk & Reliability Construction Management General Civil General Construction Transportation Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany, Lüdenscheid
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Rahmede Valley bridge in Germany was successfully demolished by means of a controlled explosion on May 7. The Rahmede Valley bridge was built between 1965 and 1968 and was located in Lüdenscheid...
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Dust storm causes more than 70 vehicle pileup on Illinois’ interstate 55
- May, 01, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Risk & Reliability General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Illinois
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A dust storm caused more than 70 vehicles to pile-up interstate 55, north of Farmersville around 11 a.m. on Monday. Furthermore, winds of up to 45 miles per hour were reportedly blowing in the area o...
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Two houses slide off cliff after landslide in Draper, Utah.
- Apr, 26, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Erosion Risk & Reliability Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Two houses slid off a cliffside in Draper, Utah on Saturday, April 22, due to a landslide. Following the event, two neighboring houses were also evacuated. The collapsed houses had been deemed unsa...
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CLaSH invites you to join us for the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo!
- Apr, 19, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Soil Mechanics Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Center for Land-Surface Hazards (CLaSH) invites you to the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo, the first part of which will be held online on May 1-2. The Modeling Expo will take place in...
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Greece’s Navagio Beach to remain closed for the summer due to landslide risk
- Mar, 23, 2023
- Landslides Risk & Reliability Erosion Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced earlier this month that the popular Navagio Beach in Greece will remain closed this summer. Furthermore, Greece’s National Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization (EPPO) c...
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An underground structure built entirely by robots
- Nov, 21, 2022
- Underground Structures Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Jacked Tunnels Other Geotechnical Risk & Reliability
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A British technology company, hyperTunnel, innovating underground construction, has revealed the world’s first entirely robot-constructed underground structure, built at its R&D facility in the N...
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New Zealand floods: 1,200 people displaced
- Aug, 31, 2022
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Floods, that could take years to clean up and displaced at least 1,200 people from their homes in the top of the South Island, have been caused by torrential downpours that have battered New Zealand...
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