#geotechnical — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #geotechnical, aggregated by home.social.
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For you Colorado folk especially...
(the use of AI for some of the images is blech, and the dialogue is OK-ish - but fascinating and engaging for everyone, engineering geology and construction!)
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Why I-70 Had to Go Under the Mountain Instead of Over It [Eisenhower Tunnel(s) vs. Loveland Pass]
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https://youtu.be/pJJBPlsxfAk?si=P8rL0xC4HSzrGdrd <-- shared video
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#Colorado #i70 #interstate #freeway #geology #construction #history #engineeringgeology #TBM #mining #drillandblast #tunnel #transportation #trucking #commerce #risk #hazard #resourcefullness #exploration #geotechnical -
For you Colorado folk especially...
(the use of AI for some of the images is blech, and the dialogue is OK-ish - but fascinating and engaging for everyone, engineering geology and construction!)
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Why I-70 Had to Go Under the Mountain Instead of Over It [Eisenhower Tunnel(s) vs. Loveland Pass]
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https://youtu.be/pJJBPlsxfAk?si=P8rL0xC4HSzrGdrd <-- shared video
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#Colorado #i70 #interstate #freeway #geology #construction #history #engineeringgeology #TBM #mining #drillandblast #tunnel #transportation #trucking #commerce #risk #hazard #resourcefullness #exploration #geotechnical -
For you Colorado folk especially...
(the use of AI for some of the images is blech, and the dialogue is OK-ish - but fascinating and engaging for everyone, engineering geology and construction!)
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Why I-70 Had to Go Under the Mountain Instead of Over It [Eisenhower Tunnel(s) vs. Loveland Pass]
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https://youtu.be/pJJBPlsxfAk?si=P8rL0xC4HSzrGdrd <-- shared video
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#Colorado #i70 #interstate #freeway #geology #construction #history #engineeringgeology #TBM #mining #drillandblast #tunnel #transportation #trucking #commerce #risk #hazard #resourcefullness #exploration #geotechnical -
For you Colorado folk especially...
(the use of AI for some of the images is blech, and the dialogue is OK-ish - but fascinating and engaging for everyone, engineering geology and construction!)
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Why I-70 Had to Go Under the Mountain Instead of Over It [Eisenhower Tunnel(s) vs. Loveland Pass]
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https://youtu.be/pJJBPlsxfAk?si=P8rL0xC4HSzrGdrd <-- shared video
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#Colorado #i70 #interstate #freeway #geology #construction #history #engineeringgeology #TBM #mining #drillandblast #tunnel #transportation #trucking #commerce #risk #hazard #resourcefullness #exploration #geotechnical -
For you Colorado folk especially...
(the use of AI for some of the images is blech, and the dialogue is OK-ish - but fascinating and engaging for everyone, engineering geology and construction!)
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Why I-70 Had to Go Under the Mountain Instead of Over It [Eisenhower Tunnel(s) vs. Loveland Pass]
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https://youtu.be/pJJBPlsxfAk?si=P8rL0xC4HSzrGdrd <-- shared video
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#Colorado #i70 #interstate #freeway #geology #construction #history #engineeringgeology #TBM #mining #drillandblast #tunnel #transportation #trucking #commerce #risk #hazard #resourcefullness #exploration #geotechnical -
Niscemi Landslide—Why Did The Side Of A Town Fall Off? [Engineering Geology | Geotechnical]
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https://youtu.be/-2tEvuTftbs?si=Pq73A7P-uG1WRJFr <-- shared technical video
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https://youtu.be/u6JUjA-Fdmc?si=P40a429lfn1lhmJs <-- shared media video
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/niscemi-sicily-landslide-chasm-storm-cyclone-harry <-- shared media article
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[The area has suffered two historic landslides, in 1790 and 1997. Trying to comprehend the SCALE of this 2026 event is difficult, but the inline video in the 3rd (media) link does give an indication.]
#Niscemi #Sicily #Italy #landslide #mechanics #massmovement #pluvial #extremeweather #cyclone #risk #hazard #damage #infrastructure #cost #model #engineeringgeology #geology #geotechnical #water #hydrology #massmovement #overview #slide
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Linking Inca Terraces With Landslide Occurrence In The Ticsani Valley, Peru
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https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14110315 <-- shared paper
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[takes me back to my engineering geology days in the Southern Hemisphere, including my thesis – with a healthy dose of spatial analysis and modeling – and all with a specific use; what is not to like?]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #landslides #massmovement #Inca #Andes #irrigation #terraces #Peru #SouthAmerica #confusionmatrix #logisticregression #geohazards #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #terracing #water #hydrology #surfaceflow #geomechanical #geotechnical #Ticsani #algorithm #processes #geostatistics #river #slope #agriculture #farming #soils #geology #risk #hazard #publicsafety #fem #model #modeling #rainfall #precipitation #permeability #groundwater #subsurfaceflow #instability #fluvial #erosion