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Prof. Briaud at Texas A&M Launches Course on Geoengineering Case Histories

Introducing a great initiative by Prof. Briaud in academia community for making geo-engineering more appealing to students and to instill engineering judgement and big picture notion before they gradu...

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The Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Post-Disaster Geotechnical Reconnaissance Webinar Video Share

The Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Post-Disaster Geotechnical Reconnaissance Webinar outlines some useful aspects on UAV platforms, sensors and regulations and focuses on the integration of...

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Call for Papers on Geoenvironmental Engineering Case Histories for Publication in the ISSMGE International Journal of Geongineering Case Histories

The Technical Committee on Environmental Geotechnics (TC215) of the ISSMGE announced a Call for Papers for Case Histories in Geoenvironmental Engineering that will be published in ISSMGE's Intern...

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DFI Releases Report from Workshop on Quality Assurance for Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has released a free, 187-page report from a workshop on quality assurance practices for acceptance of post-grouted drilled shafts.  The workshop was held in Oc...

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NASA Research Indicates Mercury is Seismically Active

Based on research from data collected with the MESSENGER spacecraft, NASA believes that Mercury is tectonically active. If correct, this makes Mercury the only tectonically active planet in the solar...

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Researchers Develop Theory Behind New Madrid Earthquakes

Researchers along with USGS believe they may have developed a theory to explain the mid-plate earthquakes of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. They theorize that super dense rock exerts a gravitational pul...

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Hidden Canal Found Beneath Mayan Temple in Mexico (Video)

Last week, archaeologists made a discovery at the Temple of the Inscriptions in the Mayan ruins of Palenque. Using sonar, they found a canal under the temple that is believed to be a symbolic gateway...

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World's Deepest Sinkhole Found Under South China Sea

On July 22nd, Chinese researchers announced that they had discovered an underwater sinkhole under the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. Underwater sinkholes are also know as blue holes and thi...

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Beijing Sinking at a Significant Rate

A recent study has found that Beijing, the capital of China is sinking as much as 11 cm per year. As one of the largest cities in the world with a population over 20 million, this could prove to be a...

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Geologists Recreate 4800 Year Old Zion Landslide (video)

Researchers at the University of Utah have recreated the landslide that formed the Zion Canyon valley 4800 years ago. This landslide dammed the Virgin River than runs through the valley which caused a...

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