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Hollywood Hills: mudslide damages homes
- Jan, 12, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A number of homes in the Hollywood Hills were hit by a small mudslide on Monday evening as heavy rain douses the area during yet another winter storm. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, a s...
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California storms: videos and photos of the damage
- Jan, 12, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A catastrophic string of storms continued to pummel California on Tuesday, with the additional rain aggravating ongoing flooding conditions and raising the risk of flash floods and mudslides. Scenes...
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89,184 paper downloads in 2022 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is proud to announce that its papers were downloaded 89,184 times in 2022. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories...
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Bridge collapses in Woodville, Mississippi; no injuries reported
- Jan, 09, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge collapsed in Woodville, Mississippi, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Woodville is in the southwest corner of Mississippi, a few miles from the Louisiana border. The Wilkinson County Emergency Manag...
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Kalinga, Philippines: Rains damage bridge and trigger landslides
- Jan, 09, 2023
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Barangay officials on Wednesday closed a bridge to motorists in Tabuk City in Kalinga province after incessant rains caused by the northeast monsoon damaged it. The San Julian bridge broke and its...
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Portsmouth house collapse: Poor quality of the bricks may cause the partial collapse
- Jan, 05, 2023
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Structural Design Structural Reliability Walls Structural Stability Other Structural
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A terraced house is believed to have collapsed due to the low grade bricks used to build it. The house in Langford Road, Portsmouth caved in on 7 December and caused the partial collapse of the home...
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A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California: outages and damage were reported
- Jan, 05, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Seismic Effects Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California on Sunday for the second time in less than two weeks, causing power outages and damage, according to officials. The New Year's Day earthquake, w...
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Video of Captivating Structural Engineering News in 2022
TheStructuralEngineer.info is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in 2022. Big things happened in 2022 at the Structural Engineering world as we p...
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Video of Captivating Geotechnical Engineering News in 2022
Geoengineer.org is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in 2022. Big things happened in 2022 at the Geotechnical world as we posted a total of 241...
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California: Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Northern California coast
- Dec, 21, 2022
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled Northern California early Tuesday morning, causing some damage and leaving thousands without power in Humboldt County. The quake was reported at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday 1...
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