The San Francisco Public Utility Commission has a $4.6B program in place to try and make the water storage and supply system for the Bay Area ‘earthquake proof’ by 2015. It involves 86 separate projects, […]
For the Mw7.1 September 3, 2010 earthquake in Canterbury, New Zealand, various teams of investigators are evaluating the effects and this earthquake on behalf of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. This site seems to be […]
On Saturday, a 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake struck in New Zealand, centered around the City of Christchurch. There was significant damage, but luckily only two serious injuries were reported and no fatalities. Photos: Damage from New […]
Over the past week there has been devastating flooding and landslides in the Gansu Province of China, particularly in Zhouqu county. According to BBC, the latest death toll numbers are at 1,239. Here are some […]
China has been getting pounded recently by heavy rains and flooding. Here are a few stories I’ve come across in this department. Three Gorges Dam flooding turns deadly; dozens missing in China – Source: CSMonitor.com […]
Hayward Baker will be the geotechnical contractor for the compaction grouting. The article draws a HORRIBLE comparison between compaction grouting and the ‘top kill’ that BP tried to stop the oil leak in the gulf. […]
One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of […]
The downhill neighbors were suing the uphill neighbor for $2.5M, claiming he ‘girdled and removed trees in the area and redirected stormwater that contributed to the landslide’ which demolished their million dollar dream home. But […]
ODOT’s I-5: Iowa Street Viaduct Replacement Project in Portland will reportedly cut into 6 ancient landslide surfaces according to a PSU Geology Professor. The existing bridge structure is over 50-years old and deteriorating and will […]
Audio files and PowerPoint presentations from an ENR-moderated panel discussion on June 8, 2010 discussing US seismic codes in the context of the observations made from the recent Haiti and Chile earthquakes. The 2010 earthquakes […]
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