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On this day in 1813: Joseph-Louis Lagrange died. Italian mathematician, physisist and astronomer Joseph-Louis Lagrange died at the age of 77. His treatise on analytical mechanics written in Berlin and first published in 1788, offered the most compreh... tinyurl.com/26zv68cn
On This Day: April 10th
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On this day in 1806: Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born. English civil engineer and mechanical engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born in 1806. He is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history" and "one of the ... tinyurl.com/22tjgej5
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Saudi Arabia is advancing its transition toward a circular economy under Vision 2030, with waste management playing a central role in its sustainability and economic diversification strategy. tinyurl.com/27xxfyee
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On this day in 1940: Robert Maillart died. Robert Maillart was a Swiss civil engineer who revolutionized the use of structural reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch and the deck-stiffened arch for bridges, and the beamless f... tinyurl.com/25dnmhc3
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On this day in 2010: 2010 Baja California earthquake. The earthquake hit south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries. The tremor lasted 89 seconds and had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercall... tinyurl.com/25hnu7ou
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Norway Landslide Explained: How Ground Stabilization Triggered Collapse
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On this day in 1835: Jacob Nash Victor was born. Jacob Nash Victor was a civil engineer who worked as General Manager of the California Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Victor oversaw the construction in the e... tinyurl.com/2bwecwrv
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Rising geopolitical tensions and disruptions in global energy supply chains are increasing interest in a proposed second phase of the LNG Canada project, along with a potential expansion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline system, according to industry r... tinyurl.com/2ygpqgwv
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Tunnelling works have commenced for the extension of Metro Line 11 in Madrid, marking a key milestone in the city’s underground infrastructure expansion, according to project announcements and industry reports. tinyurl.com/27j5robm
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On this day in 1727: Sir Isaac Newton died. English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and author Sir Isaac Newton was was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His main contributions were t... tinyurl.com/2dgngrsd
On This Day: March 31st
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Join Rocscience in Oslo for a focused three-day event featuring a complimentary User Group session followed by a two-day Finite Element Modelling workshop. tinyurl.com/2aft29ms
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A coastal landslide along the East Devon coastline has destabilised several beach chalets at Branscombe, leaving structures tilted and partially unsupported near the cliff edge, according to BBC reports. tinyurl.com/248jj4tx
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On this day in 1965: El Cobre New and Old Dam failure. Severe liquefaction from the 1965 Valparaíso earthquake resulted in the failure of 17 tailing dams, the most severe of which affected the town of El Cobre. Two dams belonging to the El Soldado mi... tinyurl.com/2c3bb66n
On This Day: March 28th
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On this day in 1964: 1964 Alaska earthquake. The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsi... tinyurl.com/23snus8g
On This Day: March 27th
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Through this application-based, Dr. Sina Javankhoshdel will showcase how Slide3, Rocscience’s 3D limit equilibrium slope stability software, is used to analyze real civil and mining projects. tinyurl.com/282624r2
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For geotechnical professionals, converting complex ground conditions into reliable engineering inputs is often challenging and time‑consuming. tinyurl.com/2bxuj3wk
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gINT has long been the backbone of geotechnical data management. For decades, it provided engineers with a structured way to store borehole data, generate logs, and standardize reporting. tinyurl.com/25tbgdkl
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On this day in 1879: Othmar Ammann was born. Othmar Hermann Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and constr... tinyurl.com/2dphbvqd
On This Day: March 26th
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HS2 has reached a major tunnelling milestone with the launch of its final tunnel boring machine (TBM), named Karen, marking the start of excavation for the second bore of the Euston Tunnel. tinyurl.com/236qs2zx
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a major contract for the rehabilitation of the Grays Harbor North Jetty, a critical coastal structure designed to stabilize the harbor entrance and protect the federal navigation channel. tinyurl.com/262a869a
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