Weekend CUP for October 14, 2010
Summary:
MSEW Author: K-Stiffness Model Method Invalid, Potentially Unsafe - Source: Geosynthetics Magazine
PDCA - The importance of piledriving simulation - Source: Down to Earth Blog via Geoengineer.org
Mine tailings landslide in Hungary and a dam crisis in Vietnam - Source: Dave's Landslide Blog
How often does Google update the imagery in Google Earth? - Source: Google Earth Blog
Geocomp Corporation Hires Two New Senior Executives - Source: PRLog.org
Yucca project review halted - Source: ReviewJournal.com via Ontario-geofish
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission tossed water on the embers of the Yucca Mountain project this week, directing agency scientists to halt a formal review of the nuclear waste site.
Demolition goes underground in Rotterdam - the new HSL-South high speed rail line - Source: KHL Group via ASCE SmartBrief
New CAD iPhone App Is Hot Item - Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
Hoover Dam bypass bridge rises under a shadow - Source: Las Vegas Review Journal via AGC SmartBrief
Remediation of Drilled Shafts - Part 1 - Source: NationalDriller October2010
The source of this article appears to be an FHWA NHI article.
Content analysis:
Geographic context:
Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
Rotterdam | NL | 51.9228 | 4.47845 |
Ontario | CA | 49.3843 | -84.7563 |
Las Vegas | US | 36.1719 | -115.14 |
Washington | US | 38.8991 | -77.029 |
Hungary | HU | 47.1612 | 19.505 |
Vietnam | VN | 15.9742 | 107.868 |
Hoover Dam | US | 36.016 | -114.738 |
South High School | US | 42.9938 | -88.2233 |
Yucca Mountain | US | 36.947 | -116.536 |
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