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Slope StabilitySlide3 has the most advanced searching capabilities for identifying slip surfaces out of any 3D limit equilibrium program, and it’s only getting better with the upcoming release. Introducing the New Spline Search Surface The search process [...] -
Software UpdatesThe latest version of PLAXIS marks a definitive transition to becoming part of Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company. Among other things the updates allow users to import cross sections from Seequent Central. So users who [...] -
Press ReleasesEXTON, Pa. – March 1, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The awards, which are judged by independent juries [...] -
Press ReleasesHanover, MD, February 16, 2023 — Keller announces the hire of Miriam Smith, PhD, PE as a Business Development Executive for its West Business Unit. With over 27 years of geotechnical engineering experience, Miriam has held various roles [...] -
Press ReleasesAustralia and Singapore, 13th February, 2023 – Datgel, a leading geotechnical data management software company, today announced the official launch of Datgel Generation 3 of the company’s flagship gINT Add-In product range. The gINT software [...] -
MiscellaneousMy hat goes off to Terracon as their Terracon Foundation provided nearly $400k in grants and donations in 2022. That’s a remarkable number and something that should be celebrated across our industry. You guys have [...] -
Software UpdatesSeequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, recently announced that they will begin phasing out support for the gINT geotechnical borehole and data management software by January 2026. In an email to users sent on February 1, [...] -
Rockman's RamblingsGeological engineers and engineering geologists are fascinated by the occurrence of natural hazards such as landslides, debris flows, rockslides, and earthquakes. At times we can feel almost giddy when looking at the destructive videos, and [...] -
Available ResourcesThere is a new document available from IAEG titled “Guidelines for the development and application of engineering geologic models on projects.” The guidelines were created by members of the International Association of Engineering Geologists (IAEG) [...] -
Project RelatedThe Crossrail project in London was Europe’s largest infrastructure project at the time of its construction beneath metro London, and there were many geotechnical innovations and challenges. Lord Robert Mair of Cambridge University recently gave [...]
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Available ResourcesThe FHWA’s Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) series of webinars is part of their Every Day Counts Initiative. For the past year and a half or so, they have been organizing these excellent webinars [...] -
Available ResourcesDebris flows are a significant geologic hazard that affect communities around the world. Their destructive potential has been evident in North America in recent years, but the Swiss have been at the forefront of debris [...] -
Available ResourcesThe March/April issue of Deep Foundation Magazine has an interesting article on deep soil mixing in Poland. The article is by Michał Topolnicki of Keller Polska, and is based on his keynote lecture presented at [...] -
Comings and GoingsWSP has entered into an agreement to acquire the Environment & Infrastructure business (“E&I”) of John Wood Group plc. (Wood). The Wood E&I group consists of approximately 6,000 experts in 10 countries, that originated from [...] -
FeaturedGeotechnical software company Rocscience announced the launch of a new cloud-based borehole data management software called RSLog. This web application can process geotechnical field and lab data, and run engineering analyses online. Some of the [...] -
Available ResourcesThe Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has a new video / podcast series called DFI’s Rumble where they pit two representatives from the foundation industry who are typically on the oposite side of a project contract [...] -
FeaturedHanover, MD, June 16, 2022 — Keller announces new branch and area managers in North America. Ray Franz was promoted to Area Manager of Northern California. With over 30 years of experience in geotechnical consulting and specialty [...]
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