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Landslide and liquefaction mapping becomes critical after major quakes

Recent major earthquakes in Venezuela and the southern Philippines have highlighted an important lesson in disaster response: the most serious impacts are not always visible in the first images of col...

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Polcevera ventilation tunnel completed for Italy’s Terzo Valico project

Excavation has been completed on the 2 km Polcevera ventilation tunnel, a key underground element of Italy’s Terzo Valico dei Giovi and Genoa Junction railway project. The tunnel forms part of a wider...

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Venezuela earthquakes leave hundreds dead as rescue teams search collapsed buildings

Venezuela has declared a state of emergency after two powerful earthquakes struck the country, causing severe damage around Caracas and the coastal state of La Guaira. The earthquakes hit shortly afte...

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India first underwater road and rail tunnel under Brahmaputra

India has approved the construction of its first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel beneath the Brahmaputra River in Assam, marking a major step for transport connectivity in the north-east of the countr...

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Seismic stabilisation preserves 1893 Salt Lake City landmark

A major restoration and seismic stabilisation project is nearing completion at the historic Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 382,207 sq ft Gothic Revival building, first opened in 1893 af...

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Indonesia quake claiming at least one life revives memories of the 2018 Palu disaster

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing at least one person, injuring dozens and damaging homes, public facilities and transport infrastructure. The earthquake was centr...

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Lewisham hospital tests groundwater heat pump beneath protected park

A major ground-source heat pump project at University Hospital Lewisham has entered its initial test phase, with test borehole works beginning in Ladywell Fields, a designated Site of Importance for N...

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Keller's feature article in Foundation Drilling Magazine

Samuel DeMott and Matt Redfern have written a feature story in May/June's issue of ADSC Foundation Drilling Magazine discussing the California High-speed Rail Dutch John Cut and Cole Slough Bridge Fou...

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Streetlight Foundation Design: ASD vs. LRFD Explained

Streetlight foundations in North America have historically been designed using Allowable Stress Design (ASD) methods, primarily in accordance with the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Structural Sup...

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Professor Lyesse Laloui Elected as ISSMGE President for 2026–2029 at Vienna Council Meeting

At the ISSMGE Council Meeting held on Sunday, 14 June 2026, in Vienna,  on the occasion of the XXI International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE 2026), Professor Lyes...

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