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Geologic HazardsI posted about the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake, but there was another notable earthquake anniversary recently…the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Khaled Chowdhury from the US Army Corps of Engineers [...]
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Geologic HazardsOn February 22, 2011, at 12:46 pm local time, a 7.1 moment magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people. This week, memorial activities were held to honor the victims. Radio New Zealand has [...]
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Available ResourcesThe FHWA’s Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) 2020-2021 Winter Webinar series produced some fantastic content. They have just announced that the A-GaME recorded webinars are now being hosted by the Deep Foundations Institute on [...]
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Project RelatedI know this topic is a bit of a political lightning rod, but I recently came across this video and was impressed with the innovative approach to constructing the foundations for the US Border Wall. [...]
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GeophysicsA cool new study indicates there may be potential for seismologists to gather information on the ocean subsurface using passive seismic data collection with whale songs as the seismic source! Researchers from Oregon State University [...]
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Available ResourcesA new resource is available for test methods to evaluate the corrosion potential of earthen materials. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) just released a new publication on the topic authored by corrosion expert [...]
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ConferencesThe 2022 Slope Stability Symposium will be in Tucson, Arizona (my hometown) from October 17 to 21, 2022 at the beautiful Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. Mark your calendars! It’s hard to imagine in [...]
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Software UpdatesThe GEO5 suite of geotechnical software programs has a host of new features in their 2021 update. The complete GEO5 software suite is actually over 40 different programs covering things from stratigraphy modeling, to retaining [...]
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Project RelatedChase Stadium in San Francisco opened in 2019 as a cornerstone of the transformation of the Mission Bay Neighborhood (a former industrial zone) into a thriving entertainment and transportation hub. Home to the Golden State [...]
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Comings and GoingsDr. Harry Poulos of Coffey Geotechnics was recently awarded the Peter Nicol Russell Career Achievement Memorial Medal. This award is the highest honor given by Engineers Australia. Dr. Poulous has had a prolific career both [...]
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