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Useful preliminary findings from the earthquake sequence in central Italy unveiled by an Italy-US GEER team's engineering reconnaissance
- Sep, 19, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geomatics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Useful preliminary findings from the earthquake sequence in central Italy unveiled by an Italy-US GEER team's engineering reconnaissance. From 5 to 9 September 2016, a multi-disciplinary Italy-US t...
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Taiwanese Developer Arrested Who Built Apartments Destroyed in Earthquake
- Feb, 15, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical
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The developer of a Taiwanese apartment complex that collapsed during 6.4 magnitude earthquake Tainan, Taiwan has been arrested on suspicion of criminal misconduct resulting in fatalities. Th...
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Attend ICONHIC 2016 Conference, Chania, Greece
- Dec, 15, 2015
- News On Events Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides Other Geotechnical
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Geoengineer.org is delighted to invite you to Chania, Greece for the “1st International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure: Protection, Design, Rehabilitation” that takes place on 28-30...
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M7.1 Earthquake in Vanuatu
- Oct, 21, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Vanuatu Islands, Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A M7.1 Earthquake, recorded on Wednesday struck just off the coast of the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, but the American Institute of Geophysics (USGS) announced that there was no tsu...
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Indications For Ancient Oceanic Mega-Tsunami In The Atlantic
- Oct, 09, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Fogo, Cape Verde
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scientists have discovered that, 73,000 years ago, the biggest island of West Africa in the Atlantic, Santiago, where 250,000 people live today, was hit by a 244m high tsunami wave. The cause was the...
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How Do Dams Trigger Earthquakes?
- May, 25, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Dam Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to scientists, earthquakes are triggered by dams, since there are many cases giving evidence that the earthquakes have been linked to the construction of dams. Dr. V. P Jauhari in his pap...
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Japan 2011 earthquake continues to cause climate changes
- Mar, 27, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geophysics
- Tokyo, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, thousands of tons of global-warming and ozone-depleting chemicals were released into the atmosphere, following the Tohoku 2011 eart...
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Scientific prediction says the Big One is more likely than previously assessed
- Mar, 11, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Palm Springs, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Chances of a large magnitude earthquake in California are higher than previously estimated seven years ago. Scientists came up with the new prediction using a new model based on the latest research an...
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Prof. J. Bray elected to NAE
- Feb, 06, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Liquefaction Engineering Seismic Slope Stability
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Professor Jonathan Bray, from UC Berkeley, is among the 67 individuals elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), which is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an enginee...
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Earthquake resistant pipes installed in the LA water network
- Jan, 21, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides
- Los Angeles, USA
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The 21st anniversary of the magnitude 6.7 1994 Northridge Earthquake, became the opportunity for announcing the upgrade of the water-pipe infrastructure around the Northridge Hospital Medical Center....
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