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InSAR map** and geophysical investigation of ground deformations in Tanjung Bungah, Penang Island, Malaysia
Detailed research was carried out on Penang Island’s ground deformation due to the region’s high reflectivity and ground displacement potential. A...
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High Speed Lines in Belgium: Various Engineering Geological and Geotechnical Aspects
The High Speed Railway network in Belgium extends over 322 km of lines made up of 210 km of new line designed for speeds of 300 km/h and 112 km of...
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Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Siting in a Highly Seismic Region on the Mexican Pacific Coast
A new LNG terminal should be built on the Pacific coast of Mexico, one of the most seismic regions in the world. According to International codes, a...
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Solving large deformation problems in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering with the smoothed particle hydrodynamics: a state-of-the-art review of constitutive solutions
Coupled fluid–solid phase continuum problems associated with large deformation as geotechnics experts encounter in slope stability problems have been...
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Geotechnical zonation and soil–structure interaction at Puerto Vallarta, México
We performed a seismic vulnerability assessment that involves geotechnical and building structure analysis for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, a city...
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120 years of georesources research in Switzerland: the Swiss Geotechnical Commission (1899–2018)
Geological surveys have a wide range of tasks for their countries: to map the geology and to assess the georesources potential for metallic ores,...
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Geophysical and geological considerations for characterizing the dam foundation during the Memve’ele dam construction (southern Cameroon): influence on the dam type retained
This paper discusses the geophysical and geological aspects with the aim to delineate and characterize subsurface layers below the dam site which...
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Subsurface condition assessment of critical dam infrastructure with non-invasive geophysical sensing
Recent cases of dam failures indicate that the safe operation and proactive maintenance of critical infrastructure is of significant importance...
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Geological and Geotechnical Hazards in Large Infrastructures in Spain: Lessons Learned from Pajares Railway Tunnels and Castor Underground Gas Storage Project
The analysis of two large infrastructures built in recent years in Spain highlights the importance of geological and geotechnical knowledge on large...
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Geophysical Investigation of Recently Formed Collapse in Latvia
In December 2020, a sinkhole appeared in Latvia, nearby Skaistkalne's vicinity, where active karst processes occur. It is the most active karst...
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Integrated Geophysical and Geomorphological Studies of Caves in Calcarenite Limestones (Jaskinia pod Świecami Cave, Poland)
The occurrence of subsurface karst caves can cause the development of superficial depressions which, in turn, may pose a construction hazard....
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Geotechnical characterization and stability analysis of subaqueous slopes in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)
Tsunamis occur not only in marine settings but also in lacustrine environments. Most of the lacustrine tsunamis are caused by seismically- or...
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Geotechnical settings of volcanic residual soils and derived engineering problems in El Hierro Island (Spain)
Even today, studies about the properties and geotechnical behavior of volcanic residual soils are still scarce. Increasing the knowledge of this type...
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Integrated geophysical investigation for understanding agriculturally induced landslides in southern Peru
We conducted near-surface geophysical surveys in and around the Majes I agricultural development (60 km west of Arequipa, Peru), where the nexus of...
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Tunnelling in Urbanised Areas - Geotechnical Case Studies at Different Project Stages
Tunnelling in urbanised areas is always a challenge for the client and the contractor as well as for the designers, the engineers, and the...
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Engineering Geological Model of the Contact between Two Petrographic and Stratigraphic Units along the Zagreb-Split Highway, Croatia
The highway route Zagreb-Split, section through Lika region, was designed along the valley of the River Gacka. In this section the highway level line...
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Geological, geotechnical, and GPR investigations along the Mansa Devi hill-bypass (MDHB) Road, Uttarakhand, India
In the present work, geological, geotechnical, and ground penetration radar studies were carried out along the Mansa Devi hill bypass (MDHB) road...
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The Red Flysch Formation in Southern Apennines: Lithological and Structural Features and Challenges in Geotechnical Characterization and Modelling
Flysch formations are widespread all around the Mediterranean basin and in many other parts of the world. Their special fabric, characterized by a...
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The Implementation of Shallow Geophysical Survey for Detection of Some Buried Archaeological Structures in Aswan City, Egypt
Aswan is one of Egypt’s most attractive cities, with numerous of historical monuments. The current work in the Aghakhan archaeological site, is...
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Seismic Microzonation of Indian Cities and Strategy for Safer Design of Structures
Resiliency to structures during earthquake shaking is extremely important for cities that are associated with earthquake source zones or located in...