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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Site Characterization Services: Step 4 Laboratory Testing
This video in Terracon’s video sequence on site characterization discusses lab testing. [Source: Terracon YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]
Weekend CUP
Weekend CUP for April 13, 2010
Subsidence Beneath a UK Sports Stadium | Geology.com Widespread landslides in Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi in Brazil – Dave’s Landslide Blog Contractor Cleared to Start Tunnel On Hetch Hetchy System Program – ENR: Engineering […]
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Geotechnical Engineering Directory
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