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Comings and GoingsHisham Mahmoud, PhD, PE, of Golder was named as the CEO of the Year by EFCG, a prominent financial consulting firm focusing on the A/E/C industry. The award was presented at the 29th annual EFCG CEO Conference [...] -
Comings and GoingsGeotechnical engineering firm, S&ME, was awarded a 2019 Grand Conceptor award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for their Surcharge Program at the new Novo Nordisk Diabetes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (DAPI) Project in Clayton, North [...] -
Available ResourcesThere is a great article by Mark Vessely that touches on issues of acceptable risk in the context of retaining walls (and all geotechnical assets), the potential for a growing problem in our industry, and [...] -
Comings and GoingsHanover, Md., October 23, 2018 – Hayward Baker, Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, announces the following changes: John Bickford, P.E. joined the company as Senior Project Manager. He will pursue earth retention and foundation system [...] -
Available ResourcesAnyone in the geotechnical field knows of Karl Terzaghi, and has probably read his work. But our colleages at Geoengineer.org have done our industry a great service by providing an audio recording of Terzaghi’s last [...] -
NewsKeynetix announced that UK-based analytical laboratory Chemtest has created a HoleBASE SI extension that allows for scheduling of chemical lab tests without having to leave the HoleBASE SI geotechnical database software. In addition to scheduling [...] -
Available ResourcesFPrimeC Solutions, the makers of i.Pile Wireless Pile Integrity Testing (PIT) equipment, have announced a 15% discount on the i.Pile during the DFI conference running this week in Anaheim, CA. I’m not sure if you need [...] -
NewsHawthorne, N.J. (October 4, 2018): Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has introduced the DFI Traveling Lecturer program to promote the field of geotechnical engineering and deep foundation construction by encouraging students to explore a career in [...]
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Available ResourcesGeosynthetic manufacturer, Tensar, has a new promotional video featuring Beau, the King of the Road. And he has an interesting way of demonstrating the effectiveness of their geogrid product…using a tank! To celebrate the launch of their new video, they are [...] -
Geologic HazardsSwiss officials announced over the weekend that they would halt search operations for 8 missing hikers after a massive landslide near the small village of Bondo, Switzerland. Geologists toured the source area by helicopter and determined it was unsafe to [...] -
MiscellaneousThe British Tunnelling Society (BTS) is encouraging our profession and the public to celebrate National Tunneling Day today, December 7. Their goal is to promote the industry (and its many professions) to students of all ages and the general public. The [...] -
NewsTerracon posted a new blog post about a unique hybrid soil nail and anchored soldier pile wall excavation support system for the Tower 12 Building project in Downtown Seattle. The project involves a 60-foot deep excavation for underground parking, but [...] -
NewsHanover, Md., September 14, 2018 – Keller, Canada’s leader in geotechnical solutions, announces the completion of its first cutter soil mixing (CSM) project forAragon Properties Ltd. in Port Moody, British Columbia at a new mid-rise development complex called Platform. CSM is well-suited [...] -
FailuresRaghu on the Geotechnical Engineers Linkedin Group has a problem. A new school site (location not disclosed) was built with cut and fill methods at a location where the winter ground water table is only 0.5 m below grade. The [...]
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