I know this video made the rounds by email and on Geoengineer a while back, but I haven’t posted it here. It shows a novel way of installing piles in softer soil. Those guys have some nice rhythm! Happy Friday.
Geologic Hazards
Amazing video of 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan
Via @davely on Twitter.
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Videos from Brazil
Dr. Dave has posted links to a few scary landslide videos from the recent heavy rains affecting the Santa Catarina province of Brazil. This latest one shows an ambulance being swept off a road by a “small” landslide. The ease with which the vehicle is moved is quite impressive. It didn’t appear that anyone was injured in this particular landslide but I’m sure there might have been some underwear changing involved. Elsewhere in the region people have not been so lucky and there is a heavy death toll. Click through for two videos.
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Highway 64 Rock Slide Aerial Photos
Some new aerial photos of the landslide or rock slide that blocked Highway 64 in Tennessee were posted last week by WTVC Channel 9. This was the landslide caught on video that I posted about […]
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So….would we call that a 6 MP (man power) vibratory hammer? If we consider it an impact hammer, what is the rated energy? 😉
I like it. And if you run into a stiffer material, you just put on some speed metal music! 😀