Weekend CUP for May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Happy Friday! If you need a break today, here are some interesting stories from the past month or so that I didn’t get to blogging about. Enjoy! A call for landslide photos for the USGS […]

Weekend CUP for April 12, 2013

April 12, 2013 rockman Comments Off

It’s time for a little spring cleaning! Here are some articles I didn’t get to posting about over the last month or two. Have a great weekend! San Francisco 49er’s Find EPS Geofoam Useful in […]

Weekend CUP for February 14, 2013 – Flaming Cheese?

February 14, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Did that headline catch your eye too? Here are a few interesting links I didn’t get to blogging about…including that little gem from Norway. Be careful if you are doing fondue for V-Day! Shaner Industries’ […]

Catch-Up Post for Friday January 25, 2013

January 25, 2013 rockman Comments Off

Devil’s Slide tunnels not ready yet – Source: SFGate Whats the difference between Geological Engineering and Geology? – Source: College Confidential Full Speed Ahead – Source: Tunnel Business Magazine TBM Arrives in Indy for Deep […]

GeoPier GP3™ system being installed in Minneapolis, MN

Weekend CUP December 27, 2012

December 27, 2012 rockman Comments Off

As we approach 2013, I wanted to clean out some of the interesting geoengineering stories that I didn’t get a chance to post about in the last month or so. Enjoy this Catch-up-post (CUP)! $2.88M […]

Overhead view of cleanup from the blast gone awry

Weekend CUP for November 6, 2012

November 7, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Peat stabilization earns Hayward Baker Project of the Year honors – Source: Hayward Baker China landslide buries school in Yunnan province – Source: BBC News Digging the World’s Widest Tunnel Under Downtown Seattle – Source: […]

Spray adhesive by 3M is an alternative to sewing seams on geotextiles

Weekend CUP from late summer 2012

September 24, 2012 rockman Comments Off

It was a hectic summer it seems, less time for blogging than I would have liked. So here are some interesting geo-news items I didn’t have time to blog about. Geotechnical investigation for Flower Creek […]

A frontage road just south of Paseo del Mar in San Pedro is in ruins after a November landslide.

Weekend CUP for July 18, 2012

July 18, 2012 rockman Comments Off

The winners of the 2012 Ground Engineering Awards have now been unveiled – Source: Ground Engineering Magazine Mountain of a fight: TDOT uses novel engineering on I-75 project – Source: Knoxville News Sentinel Contractor Nails […]

Weekend CUP for June 19, 2012

June 20, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Here’s a collection of some interesting geoengineering content from around the web that I didn’t get a chance to blog about. Enjoy.

Atlas Copco to Distribute Hütte Crawler Drills in U.S. – Source: TBM: ENews
Most excavation work completed on UT SR-14 – Source: thespectrum.com
Bay Area’s 10 biggest highway improvement projects – Source: KTVU
52nd Rankine Lecture – Performance-based design in geotechnical engineering – Source: CPD Lectures and ICE via AEG LinkedIn
Delays through Boulder Canyon continue Tuesday after rockfalls – Source: The Denver Post via USGS Landslide Events
Worst Tennessee slope failure in decades on I-75 – Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
Crews launch soil nails to stabilize I-75 landslide – Source: wbir.com

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Weekend CUP for May 8, 2012

May 9, 2012 rockman Comments Off

Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore Pipe Canopy – Source: NationalDriller April 2012 Video: China opens record-breaking bridge over canyon – Source: Telegraph via ASCE SmartBrief Piletec aids precision piling near London’s Tower Bridge – Source: New […]