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Second building collapses after landslide in Tijuana, Mexico

The moment a building collapsed after a landslide in Tijuana, Mexico, was caught on video. Furthermore, the incident took place on the morning of Sunday, April 9, following the collapse of another ne...

Marseille building collapse: at least six fatalities

An explosion destroyed a four-story apartment building in Marseille, a city in southern France. The explosion took place on Sunday at 00:49 local time (22:49 GMT on Saturday). Investigators are looki...

We asked ChatGPT for the most popular geotechnical engineering websites

Apr, 10, 2023
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Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org

We asked ChatGPT “which are the most popular geotechnical engineering websites?” and it returned Geoengineer.org first. Furthermore, the AI went on to describe Geoengineer.org as follows: “This we...

100-year-old 5-storey building collapses in Instabul

A 100-year-old 5-storey abandoned building collapsed in Istanbul on Thursday, April 6. Furthermore, the collapsed building of Beyazıt Han was located in the Karaköy district of Istanbul and was a...

Iraq intends to build 19 bridges in Baghdad

According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the Iraqi Parliament's Services and Construction Committee announced on Monday that it would build 19 bridges in Baghdad, the country's capital. Furthermore,...

US announces $20 million funding for four drought resilience infrastructure projects

A $20 million funding was announced in the US on April 6 for the construction of four small surface and groundwater storage projects in Utah and California. More specifically, the plan includes thr...

Canada Local First Nation business partners with engineering company on railway spring drain product

A Local First Nation Indigenous company in Canada has announced its licensing agreement with an engineering firm on the production, installation, sales, and training services of spring drains. The...

Strong earthquake hits northeastern Papua New Guinea

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Papua New Guinea early on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred just after 4:00am local time, 62 kilometers beneath the surf...

US allocates $350 million funding for wildlife crossing pilot program

The US announced $350 million in funding for a pilot program, which will be dedicated to wildlife crossings. It has been shown by studies that more than 350 million vertebrate animals and about 20...

Landslide disrupts national highway traffic in J&K’s Ramban, India

A landslide halted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in J&K’s Ramban, India, on Sunday, April 2. More specifically, the landslide occurred just outside the brand new 880m long T5 Pa...