Video of a landslide striking and derailing a freight train near Seattle

January 18, 2013 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Video of a landslide striking and derailing a freight train near Seattle

I think the tile says it all. Check out this amazing video of a train derailed by a ‘small’ landslide. [Source: Landslide Blog]

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Video: The 2012 Geo-Wall Competition

March 27, 2012 rockman Conferences Comments Off on Video: The 2012 Geo-Wall Competition

The 2012 Geo-Competition was held at the Geo-Congress 2012 conference in Oakland, California. Teams from 17 universities competed in a competition to construct a model mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining wall out of craft paper […]

April 10, 2013 landslide at the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah
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Massive landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

April 16, 2013 rockman Failures Comments Off on Massive landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

A large landslide last week at Kennecott Utah’s Bingham Canyon copper mine has stopped poduction and could result in furloughs or layoffs. The landslide occured on April 10, 2013 at around 9:30 pm in the […]