Top 50 GeoPrac Content Items of 2008 Q1

May 14, 2008 rockman Rockman's Ramblings Comments Off on Top 50 GeoPrac Content Items of 2008 Q1
  1. 7 Amazing Holes – Published 02/11/2008 (42.68 hits/day, 2,257 total page impressions)
  2. German town sinking after drilling operations – Published 02/25/2008 (23.69 hits/day, 922 total page impressions)
  3. Landslide on Arizona SR 87 Closes Highway – Published 03/27/2008 (23.43 hits/day, 170 total page impressions)
  4. 27 Years Ago: Bizarre Drilling Disaster at Lake Peigneur – Published 11/21/2007 (19.03 hits/day, 1,769 total page impressions)
  5. Highway Cut Slopes in Rock: Specialized Excavation and Enhancement Techniques – Published 08/28/2007 (16.78 hits/day, 2,475 total page impressions)
  6. North America’s Tallest MSE Retaining Wall – Published 01/09/2008 (13.72 hits/day, 1,169 total page impressions)
  7. Finland’s Nuclear Waste Storage Plans – Published 04/01/2008 (13.09 hits/day, 38 total page impressions)
  8. GeoPrac Turns One! – Published 04/03/2008 (12.32 hits/day, 11 total page impressions)
  9. Personal Reflections on I-35 Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis – Published 01/17/2008 (10.67 hits/day, 831 total page impressions)
  10. More Free Online Journal Access from Springer – Published 11/21/2007 (10.15 hits/day, 944 total page impressions)
  11. Massive Landslide in B.C. Triggers Tsunami in Lake – Published 12/12/2007 (10.07 hits/day, 936 total page impressions)
  12. Problems with Registration and Outside News and Blogs – Published 01/22/2008 (9.99 hits/day, 723 total page impressions)
  13. Landslide at Traunsee Lake in Austria – Published 12/04/2007 (9.20 hits/day, 855 total page impressions)
  14. Geological Engineering Major Eliminated at University of Arizona – Published 03/05/2008 (9.16 hits/day, 269 total page impressions)
  15. Man Killed In Drilling Accident – Published 11/21/2007 (9.13 hits/day, 849 total page impressions)
  16. Kilauea Volcano: Examining Hazards from Latest Redirected Flow Event – Published 12/03/2007 (9.10 hits/day, 846 total page impressions)
  17. Ralph B. Peck: 1912 – 2008 – Published 02/20/2008 (9.06 hits/day, 394 total page impressions)
  18. Free Online Access to Natural Hazards Journal – Published 11/01/2007 (8.97 hits/day, 1,127 total page impressions)
  19. $180 Million Settlement in Reservoir Failure – Published 12/04/2007 (8.92 hits/day, 829 total page impressions)
  20. MSEW Update 8.1 from Adama Software – Published 12/19/2007 (8.66 hits/day, 805 total page impressions)
  21. Most Popular GeoPrac.net Content of 2007 – Published 01/02/2008 (8.60 hits/day, 799 total page impressions)
  22. Lawmakers Step Up To Address Dangerous Dams – Published 11/21/2007 (8.39 hits/day, 780 total page impressions)
  23. City of Vancouver sues over failed shoring – Published 01/06/2008 (8.27 hits/day, 735 total page impressions)
  24. ASCE Geo-Institute Reports on Trends Affecting the Geo-Community – Published 12/19/2007 (8.17 hits/day, 760 total page impressions)
  25. IPET Risk Maps Released in June for New Orleans Are CORRECT – Published 12/03/2007 (8.17 hits/day, 760 total page impressions)
  26. Boston’s Big Dig Finally Complete – Published 01/04/2008 (8.14 hits/day, 735 total page impressions)
  27. Allegations: Oregon Not Forthcoming With Landslide Hazard Information – Published 01/25/2008 (8.14 hits/day, 561 total page impressions)
  28. La Jolla Landslide Update – Remediation and Legal Affairs – Published 12/03/2007 (7.97 hits/day, 741 total page impressions)
  29. Utah Releases Landslide Susceptibility Map – Published 01/09/2008 (7.90 hits/day, 674 total page impressions)
  30. Nevada’s Yucca Mountain Case Versus DOE Thrown Out – Published 12/14/2007 (7.89 hits/day, 734 total page impressions)
  31. Drilling to Save Aswan Obelisk Quarry – Published 12/03/2007 (7.88 hits/day, 733 total page impressions)
  32. Anderson Drilling Delivers Trump Towers in Las Vegas – Published 11/21/2007 (7.86 hits/day, 731 total page impressions)
  33. ASCE: Cease and Desist over Video Spoof – Published 11/19/2007 (7.86 hits/day, 731 total page impressions)
  34. Java Mud Volcano: Economic Damages Estimated $8.6 Billion – Published 11/29/2007 (7.85 hits/day, 730 total page impressions)
  35. Load Test For New I-35W Bridge – Published 11/27/2007 (7.80 hits/day, 725 total page impressions)
  36. NOAA, USGS Warning System to Help Protect Southern Californians from Debris Flows and Flash Floods – Published 12/03/2007 (7.73 hits/day, 719 total page impressions)
  37. New White Paper on Earth Fissures – Published 12/14/2007 (7.71 hits/day, 717 total page impressions)
  38. GeoPrac.net Officially Launches! – Published 04/05/2007 (7.59 hits/day, 706 total page impressions)
  39. Second Issue of International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories – Published 01/17/2008 (7.55 hits/day, 588 total page impressions)
  40. 54 Dams Slated for Removal in 2007 – Published 12/03/2007 (7.53 hits/day, 700 total page impressions)
  41. URS Completes $3.1 Billion Buyout – Published 11/19/2007 (7.42 hits/day, 690 total page impressions)
  42. Geosynthetics at De-Icing Facitility – Published 01/15/2008 (7.35 hits/day, 587 total page impressions)
  43. Louder drilling to occur as I-35W bridge foundation work nears completion – Published 01/17/2008 (7.30 hits/day, 566 total page impressions)
  44. ReSSA Major Update and MSEW Update – Published 02/05/2008 (7.23 hits/day, 422 total page impressions)
  45. Italy to use UAV to Monitor Volcano – Published 11/16/2007 (7.09 hits/day, 659 total page impressions)
  46. More Movement on La Jolla Landslide – Published 01/20/2008 (7.08 hits/day, 524 total page impressions)
  47. AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications – 2008 Interims Released – Published 03/04/2008 (6.90 hits/day, 209 total page impressions)
  48. VBA and Excel for Engineers and Scientists – Published 04/05/2007 (6.84 hits/day, 1,412 total page impressions)
  49. Digital Mapping Duopoly – Published 01/15/2008 (6.84 hits/day, 546 total page impressions)
  50. LRFD for Bridge Substructure Design, Note 1 – Published 04/23/2007 (6.61 hits/day, 1,523 total page impressions)

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