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Failures
Although nobody likes to see a failure, especially a catastrophic one, it is important to learn whatever we can from them so that the geo-community does not make the same mistakes again.
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1 Jury Returns Verdict for HDR in Lawsuit by Tampa Bay Water Randy Post 475
2 Fatal retaining wall failure in Austria Randy Post 339
3 Updated: Tampa Reservoir Failure Lawsuit Heats Up Randy Post 352
4 Drilled shaft drill rig topples in Toronto, kills 1, injures 5 Randy Post 998
5 TVA watchdog inspector testifies at spill trial Randy Post 779
6 Shoring retaining wall failure in Virginia prompts apartment building evacuation Randy Post 2623
7 Drill Rig Showers Debris on Pedestrians, Injuring Two in NY Randy Post 1118
8 No quick fix for huge landslide near Jackson Hole, Wyoming Randy Post 1183
9 Tunneling ground loss sinkhole opens in Beijing street, swallows truck Randy Post 1347
10 Retaining Wall Failure and Rebuild 6041 Randy Post 1976
11 U.K. Company Is Convicted of Manslaughter Over Geologist Death Randy Post 1303
12 Failing Retaining Wall Pushing Building Randy Post 1058
13 Whales in Geomembranes: Stronger than Concrete Randy Post 1300
14 Pile load test accident, dead load topples into street (Video) Randy Post 2623
15 New Zealand Crane Topples In Apparent Bearing Capacity Failure Randy Post 2070
16 Dillon Colorado Road Repairs Ongoing After Retaining Wall Failure Randy Post 1223
17 Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam Randy Post 987
18 Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M Randy Post 1069
19 Minnesota bridge collapses under load of asphalt milling machine Randy Post 2011
20 Crane topples over Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska while driving piles for new bridge Randy Post 2023
21 Fatal Italian Rail Landslide Investigation focuses on Irrigation Lines and Catchment Fence Randy Post 2492
22 Drilled Shaft Rig Topples in Austin, Texas [Video] Randy Post 3071
23 Retaining wall failure and landslide in San Antonio Displaces 25 Homeowners Randy Post 4054
24 Photos: Excavator Flips On Steep Hillside While Working on Retaining Walls Randy Post 2092
25 Judge Rules City of San Diego Not Responsible for Mt. Soledad Landslide in 2007 Randy Post 1767
26 Video: Aerial Shots of Leaning Tower of South Padre Randy Post 3639
27 Video of Car Swallowed by Sinkhole Related to Tunneling in Cairo, Egypt Randy Post 2692
28 Texas Hi-rise To Be Demolished After 16-in of Settlement Randy Post 2131
29 EngTips.com Thread – Failed Soldier Pile Lagging Retaining Wall Randy Post 21486
30 Nachterstedt Landslide in Eastern Germany, Three People Believed Missing Wolfgang Fritz 3313
31 Landslide / Mudslide in Logan Utah Randy Post 5090
32 13-Story Tower Topples Over in Shanghai Randy Post 2918
33 UK Firm Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Geologist Randy Post 2284
34 Amsterdam Looking at Cologne Tunnel Collapse - Project Similarities? Randy Post 3492
35 Cologne Tunnel Contractor’s and Engineers’ Offices Raided Randy Post 3179
36 Cologne Tunnel Collapse: Investigations Focus on Tiebacks and Groundwater Randy Post 4509
37 Video: Freeport Maine Culvert Failure and Road Collapse Randy Post 5464
38 Subway Tunnel Collapse in Cologne Germany Randy Post 5862
39 TVA Coal Ash Disaster Randy Post 2618
40 Be Thankful Your House Foundation is Intact Randy Post 3573
41 Mill Creek Dam near Walla Walla, WA Leaking, Receives Corps Worst Rating Randy Post 7231
42 Wal-Mart Sues over 2006 Kilbuck Landslide Randy Post 3709
43 Crane topples over embankment after retaining wall fails Randy Post 3035
44 Johannasburg Sinkhole Opens after Tunnel Collapse Randy Post 3278
45 Drilled shaft rig falls into hole - Iowa Randy Post 3820
46 Continuing Problems for Ohio Landfill Randy Post 5369
47 City of Vancouver sues over failed shoring Randy Post 4088
48 $180 Million Settlement in Reservoir Failure Randy Post 4010
49 La Jolla Landslide Update - Remediation and Legal Affairs Randy Post 3872
50 Iraq Dam in Danger of Collapse Randy Post 3036
 
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