A short 25-second video showing an impressive rock slide event. Credit to Dave’s Landslide Blog.
Rock slide on Hwy 96 in Northern California near the Humboldt/Siskiyou County line. from Paul Hailey on Vimeo.
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Video: DeWind One-Pass Trenching Soil Bentonite Wall Animation
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[Source: KOMO News (Seattle) via ASCE SmartBrief. Image: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer via KOMOnews.com]
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