New Zealand city council bans entry to 500 homes over geotechnical hazards

December 5, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on New Zealand city council bans entry to 500 homes over geotechnical hazards

The Christ Church City Council has issued a notice banning entry to over 500 homes because of risks associated with rockfall, landslides, cliff collapse and other geotechnical problems exacerbated by recent earthquakes. [Source: Scoop News]

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Video: Geotechnical investigation of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

April 29, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Video: Geotechnical investigation of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

5619603229_55577ce7caThe NSF funded Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) team has provided a preliminary report and some amazing photos and video of the damage to various regions of Japan affected by the moment magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011.  Read on to see some amazing photos and video of the liquefaction damage related to the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan. (Photos from Oregon State Flickr)

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