Year: 2010

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Dataforensics releases PLog v6 and PLog Environmental

March 26, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Dataforensics releases PLog v6 and PLog Environmental

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Norcross, GA, March 25, 2010 – Dataforensics, a leader in data management software development and implementation, has released PLog version 6 and PLog Environmental. PLog v6 builds on the success and power of previous editions of PLog. PLog Environmental maintains all capabilities of PLog and adds on powerful modules to enable field personnel to record environmental testing and monitoring data as well as record information required to develop a chain of custody of form. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]

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Weekend CUP March 22, 2010

March 22, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP March 22, 2010

Compressed air storage of renewable energy – Arizona Geology Parsons Brinckerhoff marks 125th anniversary – CE News Tunnel bids for Crossrail – New Civil Engineer Open to the public for the first time in 145 […]

Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures
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New FHWA Manual on Spread Footings for Highway Structures

March 22, 2010 rockman Comments Off on New FHWA Manual on Spread Footings for Highway Structures

Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures Hot on the heals of the revised MSE Wall Manual, the FHWA has released another manual, this one on Spread Footings. Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures was authored by Naresh C. Samtani, PE, PhD, Edward A Nowatzki, PE, PhD and Dennis R. Mertz, PE, PhD. So what is this manual all about? I think the foreword by Scott Anderson, PE, PhD of the FHWA Resource Center says it best:

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Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes
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New FHWA Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Wall (MSE Wall) Manual

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Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes The much anticipated LRFD update to the MSE Wall and Reinforced Soil Slope Manual is now available for download from the FHWA’s website. The full title of the document is Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes and it was authored by Ryan R. Berg, P.E.; Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E. and Naresh C. Samtani, Ph.D., P.E. Find the abstract and download link below. As time permits, I’ll try to post more about some of the changes in this important geotechnical publication.

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Weekend CUP March 15, 2010

March 15, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP March 15, 2010

Death toll in NW China landslide rises to 23 – China Daily Italian Team Repairing Collapsed Head-Race Tunnel at Ethiopian Dam – ENR: Engineering News Record OSHA Cites Company Following Trench Fatality – KPVI NEWS […]

New regional manager for Midwest operations of Moretrench
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Joseph A. Sopko, Ph.D., P.E., joins Moretrench to head up new Midwest office

March 10, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Joseph A. Sopko, Ph.D., P.E., joins Moretrench to head up new Midwest office

New regional manager for Midwest operations of Moretrench Moretrench is pleased to announce that Joseph A. Sopko, Ph.D., P.E., has joined the company as Regional Manager for its Midwest operations. Strategically located just north of Milwaukee in Port Washington, Wisconsin, the new office will offer the full range of Moretrench’s technologies to the Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis areas. These include dewatering and groundwater control, ground freezing, earth retention and excavation support, deep foundations, underpinning systems, grouting systems and environmental remediation.

[Editor] Click through for the rest of this press release from GeoPrac.net premier sponsor Moretrench. [/Editor]

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Weekend CUP March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010 rockman Comments Off on Weekend CUP March 8, 2010

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