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15 December 2010
Why you need to check the bearing capacity – the Waikato crane accident video
Last week an extraordinary accident occurred to a 200 tonne crane in New Zealand when the embankment on which it was standing slipped. This posy presents the video of the event and briefly explores what happened.
19 November 2010
The Pike River Coal Mine accident
Although the key focus of my research is landslides, I also spend some of my time working with mining companies. Thus, the Pike River accident in New Zealand is of interest. The blast today appears to have left at least 27 miners trapped underground; at the time of writing there has been no contact with the missing workers, although rescue operations are clearly underway. All modern mines have fully trained …
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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