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Civil engineering meets geology: at the Panama Canal
Author(s) -
Waltham Tony
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/gto.12329
Subject(s) - geology , panama , panama canal , landslide , excavation , archaeology , engineering geology , mining engineering , seismology , paleontology , geography , tectonics , ecology , environmental science , biology , volcanism , water resource management
The Panama Canal ranks high among the world's greatest feats of civil engineering. The sheer scales of its ground excavations, its concrete structures and its economic significance are truly spectacular. It is also remarkable for the geology of the massive landslides that developed within its Culebra Cut.