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6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan: more than 2,500 fatalities

A powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border, on Saturday. The earthquake was characterized by the US Geological Survey as a series of strong tremors, including magnitudes 5...

HS2 parts other than London-Birmingham route officially cancelled

The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced on the 4th of October that the second phase of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project is officially cancelled. This decision comes months after the British gov...

Building, housing a supermarket, collapses in Beihai: at least four injuries

A two-story building, that housed a supermarket, collapsed on Saturday afternoon in the Tieshangang district of Beihai. The collapse caused at least four injuries, with all affected currently in stab...

Building collapse in Havana's old town: at least three fatalities and two injuries

A residential building collapsed in Havana, the Cuban capital, late on Tuesday night local time. Three people were killed, including a 79-year-old resident who was found beneath the debris on Wednesd...

Lightning strike causes explosion in Oxfordshire recycling plant

A lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant, which lit up Oxfordshire’s night sky on the evening of Monday, October 2. Furthermore, the event took place at the Cassington...

Announcing the Publication of the 2023 Geotechnical Business Directory

Oct, 03, 2023
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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...

Timber structure built by pre-sapiens carpenters was discovered by researchers

The world's oldest known timber structure was excavated at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. Archaeologists found this structure, which was constructed by humans prior to the emergence of Homo sapiens as a di...

Croatia requires a workforce of 30,000 people to meet its 2030 energy efficiency targets in the building sector

According to the Croatia Green Building Council, Croatia will require approximately 30,000 employees per year in order to achieve its 2030 energy efficiency goals in the building sector. More specifi...

Karl von Terzaghi was born on this day in 1883 and you can read all about him on Geoengineer.org!

Oct, 02, 2023
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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...

Drilling for Stuttgart 21 project’s 56km tunnels marks completion

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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