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Hidden Faults Offer Clues to Slow Earthquakes in New Zealand
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A recent international study has provided new insight into the phenomenon of “slow earthquakes” along the Hikurangi subduction zone off New Zealand’s North Island. Researchers identified previously h...
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Artificial Ground Freezing as a Tool in Urban Tunnelling
- Dec, 12, 2024
- Tunneling Tunneling In Soils Ground Freezing Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia Other News
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The construction of cross passages along High Speed 2’s (HS2) London tunnels represents the most extensive application of artificial ground freezing (AGF) in the UK. These cross passages, typically 5...
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Deep Rift Beneath the Himalayas: Indian Plate Splitting and the Implications
- Jul, 23, 2025
- Structural Geology Engineering Seismology News On Research / Academia
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A major geophysical study unveiled at the AGU conference has confirmed that the Indian Plate is undergoing delamination. Seismic data, combined with helium isotope readings from thermal springs in so...
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Rock Mass Classification Systems: A Global Review of Use and Dominant Approaches
- Jul, 17, 2025
- Rock Engineering Rock Mass Characterization Tunneling In Rock Slope Stability News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rock mass classification systems (RMCS) have been a cornerstone of geotechnical engineering practice since the mid-20th century. Designed to provide a structured way of categorizing geological format...
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Cologne Archive Collapse: How a 0.6m Void Led to Germany’s Costliest Construction Failure
- Jul, 11, 2025
- Deep Excavations Soil Mechanics Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Germany, Cologne
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On 3 March 2009, a sudden collapse of the Cologne City Archives building and two adjacent residential structures occurred during the construction of the North-South metro line. The collapse, which c...
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Building Tunnels Responsibly: A Dual Approach to Risk
- Jun, 27, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Tunneling In Soils Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
As we live in an era where tunnelling and underground technologies are rapidly gaining traction worldwide, it becomes increasingly essential to address the environmental and geo-structural challenges...
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Scientific Advances in Core-Surface Material Exchange and Their Significance in Mineral Exploration
- Jun, 25, 2025
- Structural Geology Mining Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- United States, Hawaii
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
New geochemical evidence has confirmed that the Earth's core may not be as geologically sealed as once believed. Recent studies analyzing lava from hotspot volcanoes, particularly in Hawaii, have det...
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The Technical Case for Solar on Retired Coal Mines
- Jun, 20, 2025
- Mining Other Energy Green Infrastructure News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Abandoned surface coal mines worldwide are emerging as prime candidates for large-scale solar energy development. According to research by Global Energy Monitor (GEM), more than 300 mines closed sinc...
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Engineering Insights from the 2025 Blatten Glacier Collapse
- Jun, 19, 2025
- Landslides Forensics News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Research / Academia
- Switzerland, Blatten
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On 28 May 2025, the Birchgletscher in Valais, Switzerland, collapsed under the combined load of rock debris and ice, triggering a high-velocity rock-ice avalanche that partially buried the village o...
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Overdue and Unpredictable: California’s Seismic Cycle Challenges Global Earthquake Models
- Jun, 16, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology Structural Geology News On Research / Academia
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Recent research reveals that nearly half of California’s active fault lines, including the widely studied San Andreas Fault, are overdue for a major earthquake. This finding stands in stark contrast...
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