Devil’s Slide Tunnel Update and First Attempts to Tame the Landslide
Geologic Hazards
Rockfall Mitigation at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Rockfall netting and dowels were installed at Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle in an effort to reduce risk to tourists, road and rail traffic from loose basalt rocks that form the foundation of this iconic landmark. More […]
Available Resources
Timelapse of Maccaferri 5000kJ rockfall protection barrier
This kind of thing is like geo-porn for some of us! You might want to turn down or mute your speakers though, the background music is a little jarring at first. [Source: Maccaferri YouTube Channel. […]
Failures
Wal-Mart Sues over 2006 Kilbuck Landslide
In case you missed the background on the Kilbuck Landslide (or here or here), it happened in Kilbuck Township, PA back in in September of 2006. To deal with the political hot potato and media nightmare, Wal-Mart bought out the developer on the unfinished property and began handling remediation of the slide itself. Now, it appears as if they want their money back from the developer! Read on for more details.