Rockfall netting and dowels were installed at Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle in an effort to reduce risk to tourists, road and rail traffic from loose basalt rocks that form the foundation of this iconic landmark. More […]
Scientists dig for answers under Isabella Dam – Bakersfield.com I updated the Niagara Tunnel post with a recent blog entry from the Ontario-geofish blog on the lack of any news on the project – GeoPrac […]
A drilled pier wall is an example of a retaining wall that you might use when global stability or bearing capacity considerations preclude you from a shallow foundation for a conventional retaining wall. In this […]
RockWare, makers of the popular RockWorks software package announced recently the release of a brand new version of their flagship software. Their announcement claims that RockWorks15 has many new features, below are a few that […]
North Vancouver, BC, Canada – October 27, 2009 – Novo Tech Software
Vancouver, BC October 27, 2009 – Novo Tech Software, a Vancouver-based geotechnical software developer, is pleased to announce the opening of its UK sales office. Miles Davis is joining Novo Tech Software in UK office who brings a wealth of experiences in the geotechnical software solutions. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]
ADAMA Software releases Version 10.1 Update to MSEW MSE retaining wall software. According to the readme, this fixes a bug in the NCMA method for seismic pullout. The Online Geoengineering Library is now fully searchable! […]
Updates of ASTM standards for the month of October from various committees related to the topic of this site. A relatively light month for new and updated standards.
Click through for notes on GeoPrac and ASTM Stnadards Updates. […]
Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project is a political lightning rod, but this amazing simulation video released by WSDOT underscores what COULD happen if a significant earthquake struck the Seattle Downtown Waterfront area.
At GPSWorld.com in the Defense / Warfighter category, Don Jewell posted a very nice review of the Trimble Yuma Rugged Tablet PC. Jewell is a 30-yr veteran of the Air Force, involved in GPS systems […]
Issue Number 3 was released with some excellent papers including “Leaning Tower of Pisa: Behavior after Stabilization Operations”, “The Washington Monument Case History” and “Reconstruction of Konstantinovsky Palace in a Suburb of Saint Petersburg”. (Image […]
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