Landslides in China – Sichuan and Guangxi
Geologic Hazards
Provo Utah Rock Fall Event
The rock at left travelled nearly a mile down the slope and picked up some significant velocity before impacting a house, hitting the back wall and damaging the ceiling before dropping through the floor into the garage and damaging the garage door. In an often-overlook advantage of the current financial crisis, the house was currently in foreclosure and therefore not occupied at the time of the damage. Read on for links, more info and a map of the location so you can view the terrain. (Photo by Provo Fire Department by way of Utah Geologic Survey)
Available Resources
[Updated] Watch the 57th Rankine Lecture from March 15
[Update March 16, 2017] If any of you tried to watch the lecture live on YouTube, I understand there were some technical difficulties. The BGA even issued an appology via email. But you can still […]
Geologic Hazards
Colorado Highway 145 Rockslide Mitigation
GeoStabilization international helped Colorado DOT get highway 145 reopened after two massive rocks rolled down the slope cutting an 8 foot trench across both lanes. GSI had a team of scalers helicoptered up to the […]