It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of my catch-up-posts or CUPs. The pipes were getting a bit clogged, so here are some articles that folks might find interesting. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to blog about them in more detail.
- 10 Leaning Towers of the World – Source: weather.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- Bertha’s nemesis: 119-foot steel pipe – Source: The Seattle Times
- Landslide engulfs car in China – video – Source: theguardian.com
- Pennsylvania to deploy drones to monitor sinkholes – Source: PennLive.com
- ICE Publishing announces the launch of two geotechnical journals! – Source: LinkedIn geotechnical engineers group
- Who’s afraid of nuclear waste?: WIPPing transuranics into shape – Source: The Curious Wavefunction via AEG Insider
- ISSMGE’s Case Histories’ Journal releases Special Issue on Deep Foundations! – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Video: Deep Tunnel project nears completion on South Side – Source: abc7chicago.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- New Site Shows Statewide, Local Maps of Natural Hazards – Source: Arizona Public Media
- Califoria Governor signs quake warning system bill – Source: Times-Standard Online via AEG Insider
- Suit Against Los Angeles Triggers Debate Over Building on Hollywood Fault – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
- Geosynthetic lining systems for shale gas drilling activities – Source: Geosynthetics
- I-5 project spurs calls for special session – Source: The Bend Bulletin via AGC SmartBrief
- First Crossrail Tunneling Machine Completes Her Journey in London – Source: Tunnel Business Magazine
- Latest state maps show Astoria’s vulnerability to landslides – Source: Daily Astorian
- Planes, trains, and geofoam – Source: Geosynthetics
- HDPE liner failures – Source: Geosynthetics
- The HoleBASE SI Extension for AutoCAD Civil 3D Release Heralds a Very Special Offer for Early Adopters and KeyHOLE Users – Source: Keynetix
- Tunnel hole-through on Irvington Tunnel of Hetch-Hetchy Water System – Source: CE News
- Fugro secures new contract for offshore geotechnical investigation in Mexico – Source: 4-Traders
- Huge landslide covers National Park road in Alaska – Source: USA Today
- School of Mines to Present Geothermal Findings – Source: Pagosa Springs Daily News
- Turkey realises Ottoman dream with rail tunnel linking Europe to Asia – Source: Reuters via AGC SmartBrief
- Longest Immersed-Tube Tunnels – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
- Crews Building New Quake-Proof Pipeline to Protect Bay Area’s Water Supply – Source: NBC Bay Area via ASCE SmartBrief
- NSF-funded research team analyzes seismic response of landfills (with videos) – Source: CE News via AEG Insider
- New soil testing kit for third world countries – Source: Seed Daily via AEG Insider
- China Tries to Clean Up Toxic Legacy of Its Rare Earth Riches – Source: NYTimes.com via AEG Insider
- Quake-triggered landslides pose significant hazard for Seattle – Source: Geology Times via AEG Insider
- Created over millennia, destroyed in seconds – Source: CNN.com via AEG Insider
- EFFC-DFI Carbon Calculator Updated – Source: EFFC Geotechnical Carbon Calculator
- Alaskan Way Viaduct – Several days at the dentist: new teeth will give Bertha more bite – Source: WSDOT
- Impressive Tunnelling Network below Emperor Hadrian’s Villa dates back to 118 A.D.(video) – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Bertha Gets New Teeth – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
- Water recycling systems changing fracking industry as drillers buy in – Source: Tulsa World: Energy
- NSF-funded research team analyzes seismic response of landfills (with videos) – Source: CE News
- Last blast for Second Avenue Subway’s first phase – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Detroit River rail tunnel to start construction next year, project leaders say – Source: Crain’s Detroit Business
- Igloo Creek Landslide in Denali National Park – Source: National Parks Traveler
- Esorfranki ‘sold its lunch to the biggest kid on the block’ – Source: BDLive Mobile
- Arup joins global initiative to increase earthquake resilience – Source: CE News
- Geothermal Boreholes Are NOT Wells – Source: Renewable Energy World
- Geothermal Visual: Seismograph Record of Passing Trains Vs. EGS Stimulation – Source: Renewable Energy World
- Robert Receives NHI Award and Paul Becomes DFI Committee Chair – Source: Dan Brown and Associates, PC
- Federal Highway Administration Design Manual: Deep Mixing for Embankment and Foundation Support – Source: TRB
- Inventors from Pile Dynamics and the University of South Florida receive International NOVA Award for Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP) – Source: THE BUCK
- Keller acquires Esorfranki Geotechnical – Source: Geosynthetics
- Water recycling systems changing fracking industry as drillers buy in – Source: Tulsa World: Energy via National Driller Magazine
- New Kansas City Duplexes Demolished After Slope Failures – Source: KSHB.com via AEG Insider
- National Technical Guidelines and Best Practices related to Landslides – Source: National Resources Canada via AEG Insider
- Energy Dept. Is Told to Stop Collecting Fee for Nuclear Waste Disposal – Source: NYTimes.com via AEG Insider
- California fails to keep track of dangerous materials shipped for disposal – Source: atimes.com via AEG Insider
- Landslides and large dams presentation by Dr. Dave Petley – Source: The Landslide Blog via AEG Insider
- Earth retaining structures – is it a structure or earth? – Source: Deep Excavation
- Geopier Foundations for Puerto Rico Wind Turbines – Source: Windpowerengineering.com
- Supermarket sinks into ground in devastating landslide – Source: Independent.ie
- Geofoam fortifies interchange project in Salmon Creek – Source: The Columbian via The GBA
- WSIP Tunnels Help Reshape San Francisco’s Future – Source: Tunnel Business Magazine
- Balfour Beatty patents UK’s first zero waste piling system – Source: Construction Enquirer via ASCE SmartBrief
- An interesting landslide at Montescaglioso in Southern Italy – Source: The Landslide Blog
- Dubai municipality updates geotechnical database – Source: GulfNews.com
- Niagara Tunnel Is Named Canadian Tunneling Project of the Year – Source: Tunneling Online
- Briaud writes introductory geotechnical engineering textbook – Source: Texas A&M College of Engineering
- Looking Back at the Construction of the Devil’s Slide Tunnels – Source: Tunnel Business Magazine
- Second avenue subway photo updates – Source: Business Insider via ASCE SmartBrief
- 2013: The Year in Robots – Source: Govtech.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- ‘Bubble curtains’ guard fish from deadly Tappan Zee pile-driving sound waves – Source: lohud.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- Landslide sensors at UAH may save lives worldwide – Source: University of Alabama Huntsville
- Tims Ford Dam undergoing detailed ‘health’ analysis – Source: Winchester Herald Chronicle
- Calatrava’s “Sharq Crossing” Planned for Doha Skyline – Source: ArchDaily via ASCE SmartBrief
- Pile Buck Magazine Issue 29-6 – Source: THE BUCK
- CDOT Re-opens All Lanes Along I-70 Twin Tunnels – Source: Tunneling Online
- UW Scientist: Earthquake could trigger 30,000 landslides – Source: Q13 FOX News via ASCE SmartBrief
- The eruption of the world’s largest mud volcano comes to an end! – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Mapping Rome’s underground passageways – Source: Geoengineer.org
- CH2M Hill Selected to Rescue Anchorage Port Project Alaska Public Media – Source: Alaska Public Radio via ASCE SmartBrief
- Mega-landslide in giant Utah copper mine may have triggered earthquakes – Source: Phys.org
- Schnabel Acquires Geo/Environmental Associates, Inc. – Source: Schnabel Engineering
- Crux Subsurface Takes Active Role in Innovation – Source: Piling Canada Q4 2013 via Crux
- LIDAR Helps Locate New England Archaeological Sites – Source: National Geographic via ASCE SmartBrief
- Landslide mapping continues, albeit on a smaller scale – Source: Smoky Mountain News via AEG Insider
- Delta tunnels plan’s true price tag: As much as $67 billion – Source: San Jose Mercury News via ASFE/The GBA