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13 December 2021
The failure of retaining walls
An interesting video discusses modes of failure of retaining walls
1 April 2021
Düzce Zonguldak: a spectacular retaining wall failure on a highway in Turkey
Düzce Zonguldak: on 26 March 2021 a spectacular retaining wall slope failure occurred on a highway in Turkey
16 May 2019
A major, fatal retaining wall failure from Basaksehir in Istanbul, Turkey
On Tuesday 16th May 2019 a large retaining wall failed in the Basaksehir district of Istanbul in Turkey, killing a passing motorist.
20 December 2018
Surabaya, Indonesia: an impressive retaining wall failure
On Tuesday an impressive, large retaining wall failure destroyed a section of a four lane highway in Surabaya, East Java in Indonesia
2 July 2018
Guang’an: a dramatic retaining wall failure video
Yesterday a large retaining wall failed on a tall slope in Guang’an, Sichuan Province, China. This event was captured from a number of angles on video, now posted online
5 November 2017
George Town: another serious landslide in Penang
Overnight, heavy rainfall has triggered a major rotational landslide at a newly-constructed engineered slope in George Town, Penang in Malaysia
6 February 2017
Bova Marina – an interesting retaining wall failure video
On Saturday the landslide induced collapse of a large retaining wall at Bova Marina in Italy was captured on video and posted to Youtube
