Month: May 2007

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Press Releases

Government and Industry Officials Launch National Three-Digit “Call Before You Dig” Telephone Number

May 10, 2007 rockman Comments Off on Government and Industry Officials Launch National Three-Digit “Call Before You Dig” Telephone Number

All Americans Urged to Use New FCC Designated Number to Prevent Injuries, Expenses and Penalties and Save Lives

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a press conference today on the National Mall, the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) joined with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, the Federal Communications Commission, and representatives from national launch partners the Associated General Contractors of America, John Deere, The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Cox Communications, to ceremonially connect 811, the new national "Call Before You Dig" number.

 

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Regional

California Snow Pack Just 29% of Normal

May 10, 2007 rockman Comments Off on California Snow Pack Just 29% of Normal

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the California State Department of Water Resources indicates the Sierra snow pack is at just 29% of normal leading state officials to start pushing water conservation measures. According to […]

Software Updates

GeoStudio 2007 Released

May 10, 2007 rockman Comments Off on GeoStudio 2007 Released

As of May 1st, GEO-SLOPE International Ltd. has released GeoStudio 2007, a major update to their popular suite of geotechnical and geo-environmental modeling software. The suite included SLOPE/W, SEEP/W, SIGMA/W, QUAKE/W, TEMP/W, CTRAN/W, AIR/W and VADOSE/W. Read on for some of the new features.

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Available Resources

ASTM Updates

May 10, 2007 rockman Comments Off on ASTM Updates

An April 30th update on newly approved ASTM standards and work items related to soils, rock and related areas. Read on for the list. 

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Regional

Blasting Accident in Virginia

May 10, 2007 rockman Comments Off on Blasting Accident in Virginia

A blasting accident in Berryville Virginia involving West Virginia Drilling company Geological Technologies, Inc. is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal’s office. The blast, which occured on 4/20/07 (?) sent rock up to 1,200 […]

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Miscellaneous

Drilling Accident Fatality

May 3, 2007 rockman Comments Off on Drilling Accident Fatality

This is old news, but we just recently became aware of it. On January 17 of 2007, Ezra Gordon, 25 was killed in a drilling accident. Ezra was an employee of Crux Subsurface, Inc. of […]

Press Releases

Wold Creek Dam – “Significant chance of failure”

May 3, 2007 rockman Comments Off on Wold Creek Dam – “Significant chance of failure”

WASHINGTON–The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released the Wolf Creek Dam Consensus Report, Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis, an external independent peer review that validates the USACE high-risk classification of the dam and the interim risk reduction measures currently in effect.

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Project Related

World’s 2nd Longest MSE Wall

May 3, 2007 rockman Comments Off on World’s 2nd Longest MSE Wall

ENR Reports that Pennsylvania Route 22/322 now has the longest MSE Wall in the U.S. and Canada, and the 2nd longest in the world. The project is located in Mifflin County, Pa. and involves adding […]