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Taiwan Freeway Number 3 Landslide in April of 2010

Taiwan Freeway No. 3 landslide probe finds likely causes

April 13, 2011 rockman Comments Off

A panel of experts in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering has completed their investigation into the failure of the slope above Freeway No. 3 in Taiwan last April that killed 4 people. Their forensic geotechnical […]

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 […]