Although they are nearly at the final depth, the work thus far has been primarily to construct the 4-km long access tunnel. The facility is not scheduled to accept the nuclear waste until 2020 but […]
Updated ASTM Standards for May, 2010. Click through for the list of new, revised and reapproved standards relating to geotechnical and geological engineering, soil and rock laboratory testing and materials testing that were updated last month.
Tropical Storm Agatha that hammered Guatemala over the weekend also was likely a catalyst in the final collapse of a massive 100-ft wide by at least 200-ft deep sinkhole in Guatemala City. The sinkhole swallowed […]
19 dead after passenger train derails in China – Source: Toronto Sun Train derails in storm-hit east China, 10 dead – Source: Reuters China Train Derailment Leaves 19 Dead – Source: YouTube EPA’s coal-ash proposal […]
The new line will serve 200,000 riders per day when it opens in 2017. Total project cost is $4.5 billion. An interesting note regarding the tunnel boring machine itself: The tunnel boring machine was originally […]
In October of 2009, a massive landslide in the Nile Valley, near Yakima, Washington, took out a portion of Washington SR 410 and impacted the Naches River as well. This video from WSDOT shows what […]
California’s Hudson Ranch geothermal gets financing – Source: Imperial Valley Press Online via ASCE SmartBrief This proposed 49-MW plant will be located near the Salton Sea and Niland and will produce enough electricity to supply […]
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Clean-Up Continues At Scott Township Landslide Site Near Greentree Road – Source kdka.com Geo-Florida 2010 Papers posted | Dan Brown and Associates, PLLC Landslide Caused by Oversalting a Parking Lot? | Geology.com This is the […]
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Geologic Hazards in Newport, Oregon will need to be disclosed to prospective property buyers, and the necessary geologic reports will need to be filed if a proposed City ordinance is adopted. But this will also […]
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