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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
1 February 2015
New landslide video: a spectacular retaining wall failure
A new video has been posted on Youtube showing a spectacular retaining wall failure that causes a truck to slide and bounce down a slope
22 October 2014
The Bukit Beruntung landslide in Selangor, Malaysia
Earlier this week heavy rainfall triggered a landslide at Bukit Beruntung in Selangor, Malaysia, which resulted in the evacuation of over 2000 people
2 May 2014
Baltimore retaining wall collapse – the remarkable video
The collapse of a retaining wall in heavy rainfall in Baltimore was captured on video, which shows the progressive development of the failure
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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