Geologic Hazards
Debris Flow Videos from Chamoson, Switzerland August 7th, 2018
There was a major flash flood and debris flow event in the Swiss Town of Chamoson and the video is unreal. The videos below are pretty crazy!
Month: August 2018
Geologic Hazards
Rockfall Near Miss With Motorcycle Rider in India
This video pretty much speaks for itself! I don’t have any details on the incident, but it is reportedly from India and it hit social media outlets in the past week.
Failures
Landslide Caused Pipeline Explosion on Leach Xpress Line
A preliminary investigation report notes that “land subsidence” was the cause of a June 7th pipeline explosion near Moundsville, West Virginia, in other words, a landslide. An 83-foot section of the 36-inch diameter pipeline was […]
Available Resources
Hayward Baker’s Iconic Calendar Comes to Life With Augmented Reality App
Hanover, Md., July 3, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, releases Geotech Solutions. Geotech Solutions is the first augmented reality (AR) app to be developed by a geotechnical construction firm. […]
News
R. Jeffrey Dunn joins Haley & Aldrich
Burlington, Mass., July 24, 2018 – Haley & Aldrich, an engineering and environmental consulting company, today announced that R. Jeffrey Dunn, Ph.D., is consulting with the firm as a Principal Consultant, bringing more than 40 […]
News
Case Study: MSE Crusher Wall using Redi-Rock Blocks
Carolina Sunrock constructed a new primary crusher and needed a 51 foot tall retaining wall to create the grade separation. They went with a Redi-Rock faced wall, and were in the unique position to buy […]