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Hard Rock Rectangular Pipe Jacking Machine Breaks New Ground in Chongqing
- May, 22, 2024
- Tunneling In Rock Structural Geology Engineering Geology General Construction General Civil News On Projects / Industry News On Products & Services
- China, Chongqing
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In a groundbreaking development for infrastructure engineering, the world’s first hard rock rectangular pipe jacking machine, named CREC 1112, has successfully completed a major project in Chongqing,...
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Progress and Challenges of HS2's Northolt Tunnel Project
- Apr, 24, 2024
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Engineering Geology Structural Geology News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Northolt
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Northolt tunnel project under High Speed 2 (HS2) is making significant steps forward, with all four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) now operational. The recent addition of TBM Anne, joining its pre...
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Geotechnical survey about to begin in Scotland’s Caledonia offshore wind farm
- Jul, 31, 2023
- Green Infrastructure Geomorphology Geophysics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Borehole Logging Structural Geology Other Geotechnical Foundation Design / Construction
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A Geotechnical survey campaign is about to commence on Caledonia wind farm’s proposed site, 40 kilometers off the northeast coast of Scotland, following a successful geophysical survey campaign. The...
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Massive sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, starts growing again, after 15 years of being stable
- Apr, 05, 2023
- Erosion Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A large sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, U.S.A. started growing again on Sunday, April 2, roughly 15 years after it first appeared. Furthermore, the sinkhole opened up in 2008 as a 20ft. hole, and rap...
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Maharashtra's longest road tunnel to be completed soon
- Oct, 27, 2022
- Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Maharashtra's longest road tunnel between Igatpuri and Kasara is nearing completion. It is built as part of the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), also known as Samruddhi Mahamarg....
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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