American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTM
Standards and Codes

ASTM Updates January 2010

American Society of Testing Materials Logo - ASTMStandards updates and revisions that may be of interest to GeoPrac readers include Bulk Density and Voids in Aggregate, several updates for Dry-Cast Segmental Retaining Wall Units, a revised standard for the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test and several for Geosynthetic Clay Liners and Lanfill Daily Covers. Click through for the list.

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Weekend CUP

CUP for February 8, 2010

Did Leonardo paint himself as Mona Lisa? – SeattlePI.com Why did I add this article? A very loose tie-in with geophysics as the group of scientists plans to use small cameras and ground penetrating radar […]

Utah State Capital Seismic Base Isolation
Project Related

ASCE 2010 OCEA Award Finalist Projects Full of Geotechnical Engineering Challenges

Utah State Capital Seismic Base Isolation I was reading the ASCE News, January edition which announced the 5 finalists for the 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award and I was struck by the significant geotechnical engineering and geoengineering components of these projects. Read on as I highlight some of things hidden beneath the ground of these remarkable projects. […]

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Rockman's Ramblings

January/February GeoPrac.net Newsletter

The January newsletter was really late, so I just decided to wait until the beginning of this month and combine it with February. Highlights include Haiti Earthquake coverage, Top Content for December and January and […]

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Weekend CUP

CUP for February 1, 2010

New rockslide comes down on Interstate 40 – Nashville – Fwix.com via USGS Landslide Events Germany: Boulder Crushes Home, Two Die (VIDEO) – Huffington Post via USGS Landslides DBA on successful St. Louis Bridge team […]