Freeport Maine Culvert Failure and Road Collapse
Video by photojournalist Kevyn Fowler of WMTW. Thanks to Bob Cummings of Saguaro GeoServices, Inc. for the heads up.
Video: Freeport Maine Culvert Failure and Road Collapse
Failures
A very large engineered slope failure in Malaysia – Bukit Setiawangsa
An engineered slope reported to be 43 meters (141 ft) high that was stabilized by what appears to be tie-back anchors experienced a massive failure at the end of 2012. Dr. Dave Petley of the […]
Geologic Hazards
The Hungarian mining accident – images of the failure of the impounding embankment
The image of this failed bauxite tailings dam is very tragic and the pictures of the impact to the local town are very sad. But one thing that struck me about this particular image is […]
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Videos from Brazil
Dr. Dave has posted links to a few scary landslide videos from the recent heavy rains affecting the Santa Catarina province of Brazil. This latest one shows an ambulance being swept off a road by a “small” landslide. The ease with which the vehicle is moved is quite impressive. It didn’t appear that anyone was injured in this particular landslide but I’m sure there might have been some underwear changing involved. Elsewhere in the region people have not been so lucky and there is a heavy death toll. Click through for two videos.