Geotechnical Engineering

Lawsuit launched to save velodrome (Victoria News)

4 Jul 2008

The fight over the Juan de Fuca velodrome keeps spinning ‘round. The Greater Victoria Velodrome Association has launched a lawsuit against West Shore Parks and Recreation to keep the oval from being buried under an all-weather field and stadium.

Hundreds oppose golf course plans (Wiltshire Times)

4 Jul 2008

HUNDREDS of concerned residents united in protest on Tuesday against plans to build nearly 200 homes on the site of a golf course in Bradford on Avon.

Lasers, Software And The Devil's Slide (Science Daily)

4 Jul 2008

Running for more than 1,000 kilometers along picturesque coastline, California's Highway 1 is easy prey for many of the natural hazards plaguing the region, including landslides.