- Aging pier footings pass safety tests for Dulles Metrorail Project – Source: Washington Post via CE News
- The Geo-Institute is proud to announce that Rob Schweinfurth became the G-I’s new director on July 1, 2010 – Source: Geo-Institute
- Thousands evacuated in China as dam threatens to burst – Source: Yahoo! News via CR4 Globalspec
- Corps to debate plan to use coal ash to fortify levees – Source: bnd.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- Expert: Seattle Viaduct tunnel inherently risky – Source: SeattlePI via ASCE SmartBrief
- Sound-Absorbing Retaining Walls – Source: TRB
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has released a synthesis on currently available information in relation to exterior surfaces or applications to transportation retaining walls that reduce or absorb sound. - Egypt planning $1 bln tunnel under Suez Canal – Source: Reuters via Geosyntetica.net News
- Guideline for Subgrade Preparation for Fabricated Geomembranes is Published by FGI – Source: geosynthetica.net
- Fatal landslides in 2010: a half term report – Source: Dave’s Landslide Blog
- Makers of Geoengineer.org launch new website – TheCivilEngineer.org – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Tensar receives 2010 IGS Award – Source: geosynthetica.net
They received the award for their Tri-Ax geogrid product. It was presented at the IGS 9th International Conference in Brazil in May. - Interesting demo movies about Plaxis 2D and 3D – Source: YouTube via @Plaxis
- New Orleans Corps of Engineers defends using sacrificial steel for sheet piling on flood protection projects – Source: Nola.com via ASCE SmartBrief
- Report: Team Drops Out of Contention for Seattle Deep-Bore Tunnel – Source: TBM ENews
- World’s Largest Hard-Rock TBM Forges Ahead at Niagara – Source: TBM ENews
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