I’ve been very impressed with the geotechnical group at the Ohio DOT. They seem to be on the cutting edge of using modern technology to manage their geotechnical data. A few years ago, I posted about a presentation that described efforts to create and implement a geotechnical data management program at ODOT. Thanks to a colleague of mine (Thanks Sanjay), I found some more recent presentations at the EarthSoft website describing the work for ODOT. EarthSoft is the maker of the Equis family of database products, which is the key component of ODOT’s system. I’m pleased to see that ODOT is also using gINT for boring log and fence diagram output from the Equis managed database. [Source: Earthsoft]
Geologic Hazards
Portland’s I-5 project cutting into ancient landslide
ODOT’s I-5: Iowa Street Viaduct Replacement Project in Portland will reportedly cut into 6 ancient landslide surfaces according to a PSU Geology Professor. The existing bridge structure is over 50-years old and deteriorating and will […]
Comings and Goings
Tetra Tech to buy Australian Geotechnical Engineering firm Coffey
Tetra Tech will buy Australia-based geotechnical engineering firm Coffey Geotechnics for $0.31 per share. The move is expected to strengthen Tetra Tech’s presence in Australia. Tetra Tech currently employs 13,000 staff globally, and Coffey a […]
Miscellaneous
2017 Geotechnical Data Management Awards – Entries Open – Keynetix
GeoPrac.net sponsor Keynetix hosts the Keynetix User Conference each year, and one of the unique things about it is their Geotechnical Data Management Awards. They celebrate their users that solve challenging geotechnical problems through better management […]