Standards and Codes
Arizona DOT Posts New Geotechnical LRFD Policy Memos
The Arizona DOT has posted three new LRFD geotechnical policy memoranda and revised three others. Use of LRFD or Load and Resistance Factor Design is now mandatory on all federally funded roadway projects and agencies […]
Links
Geoengineer.org
Excellent and comprehensive website on geotechnical and geological engineering that was established in 2002. Visit Geoengineer.org
Geologic Hazards
Taiwan Freeway No. 3 landslide probe finds likely causes
A panel of experts in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering has completed their investigation into the failure of the slope above Freeway No. 3 in Taiwan last April that killed 4 people. Their forensic geotechnical […]