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How does the Leaning Tower of Pisa survive earthquakes
- May, 22, 2018
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Soil Structure Interaction Soil Dynamics In-Situ
- Leaning tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Despite the hazardous inclination of approximately five degrees, the Leaning Tower of Pisa (in Italy) has managed to survive four strong earthquakes since 1200 A.D. The construction of the Tower be...
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Consecutive earthquakes rock Hawaii’s Big Island as Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt
- May, 07, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
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An unstable situation, with six fissures having opened up and spewing lava, and a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude. Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano, which has been an active volcano –in fact one o...
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Shamsher Prakash Foundation 2018 prize solicitation
- Feb, 26, 2018
- Other News Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical
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Shamsher Prakash Foundation solicits nomination for the 2018 SHAMSHER PRAKASH RESEARCH AWARD for young engineers, scientists and researchers from all over the world. Shamsher Prakash Foundati...
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Gravity signals could rapidly quantify the magnitude of strong earthquakes
- Nov, 30, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
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After an earthquake, there is a disturbance in the field of gravity that happens almost instantaneously. In a new study, scientists observe and model the gravity-related signals stemming from this dis...
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New study links Raton Basin earthquakes to oil and gas wastewater injections
- Oct, 26, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Colorado, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A series of earthquakes between 2008 and 2010 in the Raton Basin - along the southern Colorado and northern New Mexico border – was likely due to fluids pumped underground during oil and gas wastewate...
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Mexico gets hit again by deadly M7.1 earthquake (video)
- Sep, 22, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Mexico
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The earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, September 19, killing at least 250 people. The 7.1- magnitude quake occurred around 1pm local time last Tuesday, causing a heavy, prolonged shaking...
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Stanford scientists develop software tool to reduce risk of manmade earthquakes
- Mar, 13, 2017
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, United States
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The Fault Slip Potential (FSP) tool identifies risky faults by determining the probability of a fault being pushed to slip due to wastewater injection and other activities associated with oil and gas...
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BRACE project aims to build resilience against earthquakes in Bhutan
- Feb, 07, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Bhutan
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Led by a group of researchers at the University of Bristol, BRACE project – standing for Building Bhutanese Resilience Against Cataclysmic Events – is an interdisciplinary try to help the Kingdom of B...
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Public release of the NASEM Report on Liquefaction Assessment
- Feb, 02, 2017
- News On Publications Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering
- United States
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The National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine (NASEM) recently released a report of high value for the engineering community on the "State of the Art and Practice in the Assessment of...
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Earthquake Measuring 6.9 Strikes Papua New Guinea
- Oct, 17, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Papua New Guinea
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On Monday, October 17th, a large 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea. The quake originated near New Britain Island, just north of Papua New Guinea according to the U.S. Geologic...
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