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United States Building Fewer Skyscrapers
The construction of an 1100-foot tall multi-use skyscraper is underway in downtown Los Angeles. At 2.1 million square feet and 73 stories tall the Wilshire Grand will be the tallest building west of t...
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Methane Detecting Drones to be Used in Fracking Operations
Non-military drones are growing in popularity with the use by local police departments traffic reporters, and now the oil and gas industry is looking to get into the action. Researchers and industry a...
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Double decker Braves bridge is under design
The double-decker bridge over Interstate 285, linking the Galleria area to the SunTrust Park and the Braves stadium and mixed-use development area is from now on the design stage by a Los-Angeles base...
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How possible is a next Oso landslide event?
Since the Oso landslide, the emerging question in many meetings, panel discussions and brainstorming sessions is about other slopes across the country having a significant collapse potential with the...
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Siberia: Scientists to investigate giant crater formation
Four new craters in the Siberian permafrost in northern Russia are raising fears that global warming may be causing underground gas explosions. Scientists are still investigating the causes for the cr...
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Fibers to help fire damage prevention in tunnels
Engineers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have come up with a way to prevent concrete spalling caused by excessive temperature built up during a tunnel fire. The new technology consists of...
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See now online the February issue of the Geoengineer.org newsletter !
Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the February issue #120 of our monthly Newsletter! Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce the February issue #120 of our monthly Newsletter! Read more
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Massive U.K. landslide connected to deforestation of slope
The railway line connecting Banbury and Leamington Spa was blocked with nearly 350,000 tonnes of soil and rubble after a massive landslide in early February. Satellite photographs of the area, from 20...
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Photogallery & video: Landslide in Evritania; Greece cuts road in half
A landslide in the area of Dipotama, Karpenisi, Greece cuts the local road network in two, for a second time within the last few months. Watch the video and the photo gallery below! A landslide in th...
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Seattle: TBM Bertha starts moving again!
TBM Bertha, used for opening the tunnel in the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project is on the move again, after major overheating problems that caused the machine to remain still for more than a ye...
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