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Bridge in a backback technology, workers inflate carbonfiber tubes and fill them with concrete

Weekend CUP May 24, 2010

May 24, 2010 rockman Comments Off

California’s Hudson Ranch geothermal gets financing – Source: Imperial Valley Press Online via ASCE SmartBrief This proposed 49-MW plant will be located near the Salton Sea and Niland and will produce enough electricity to supply […]

Weekend CUP May 19, 2010

May 19, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Clean-Up Continues At Scott Township Landslide Site Near Greentree Road – Source kdka.com Geo-Florida 2010 Papers posted | Dan Brown and Associates, PLLC Landslide Caused by Oversalting a Parking Lot? | Geology.com This is the […]

City of Newport, Oregon Considering Strict Geologic Hazard Ordinance

May 19, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Geologic Hazards in Newport, Oregon will need to be disclosed to prospective property buyers, and the necessary geologic reports will need to be filed if a proposed City ordinance is adopted. But this will also […]

Landslide on Quick Clay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada

May 13, 2010 rockman Comments Off

What was initially reported in the media as a sinkhole in the area of St. Jude, Quebec, northeast of Montreal, appears to be a landslide caused by so called quick clay. This particular formation, the […]

Weekend CUP May 13, 2010

May 13, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Massive Flood Hits Nashville – CE News Taiwan No.3 Freeway cleared after landslide but still 20 days to reopening – Taiwan News Online EPA Moves on Proposed New Rule For Coal Ash – ENR: Engineering […]

Weekend CUP May 3, 2010

May 3, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Pomona Landslide Fear: Landslide Fear Shuts Down Part of 10 Freeway in Pomona – KTLA What caused Richmond sinkhole? Answer may lie in steel culvert pipe below – ContraCostaTimes.com via ASCE SmartBrief Natural disasters as […]

Landslide Covers Freeway, Kills at Least 4 in Taiwan

April 29, 2010 rockman Comments Off

Last Sunday, April 25, 2010 a major landslide covered a 300-m plus stretch of Taiwan’s National Freeway No. 3, killing at least 4 people and burying three cars and destroying a bridge. The estimated volume […]

Geologic Map of California (2010) - Bay Area

New Geologic Map of California and Fault Activity Map of California Published

April 28, 2010 rockman Comments Off

These geologic maps just released from the California Geologic Survey mark the 150th anniversary of the CGS. They can be viewed online in a very easy to use Google Maps interface. The previous Geologic Map […]

Mt. Soledad Landslide Lawsuit Finally Settled by City of San Diego

April 27, 2010 rockman Comments Off

A nearly three year battle between homeowners affected by the 2007 landslide on Mt. Soledad Road in a La Jolla neighborhood is now over. I first blogged about this event shortly after it happened as […]