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Iowa county evacuates as Missouri River tops levee and sand boil forms a geyser

June 13, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Iowa county evacuates as Missouri River tops levee and sand boil forms a geyser

Residents of Iowa County were forced to evacuate as the swollen Missouri River caused a breach in one of its levees. What I found interesting was a description of a sand boil geyser: A Black […]

Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier in the Netherlands
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The Historic Role of Geotextiles in the Dutch Delta Works and the Geosynthetics Field

March 18, 2013 rockman Project Related Comments Off on The Historic Role of Geotextiles in the Dutch Delta Works and the Geosynthetics Field

TenCate geosynthetics was a textile technology company in 1953 when disastrous flooding struck the Netherlands. The company came up with some of the first applications of geosynthetics that allowed the creation of the Oostershelde Flood […]

GroundProve releases new SSR-FX in-pit radar
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GroundProbe Releases New In Pit Radar

July 31, 2015 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on GroundProbe Releases New In Pit Radar

GroundProbe has released a new slope stability monitoring radar for use in pit. The SSR-FX is designed to aid in increasing safety and productivity in mines. According to GroundProbe CEO John Beevers: “The SSR-FX is […]