The Christ Church City Council has issued a notice banning entry to over 500 homes because of risks associated with rockfall, landslides, cliff collapse and other geotechnical problems exacerbated by recent earthquakes. [Source: Scoop News]
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TXDOT Geotechnical Manual
The purpose of this manual is to guide TXDOT districts in geotechnical investigation and design for project development. Visit TXDOT Geotechnical Manual
Miscellaneous
Geotechnical News Magazine Seeks Software and Systems Articles
I received an email from Saeed Otufat-Shamsi of NovoTech Software (Disclosure: NovoTech is a GeoPrac Sponsor). He is involved with Geotechnical News magazine in Canada (www.bitech.ca) and asked me to post the following anouncement: I […]
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Geotechnical work underway on new section of Historic Highway
Geotechnical work has commenced for a project involving reconstructing the Historic Columbia River Highway in Hood River County as a segment of Oregon’s Historic Highway State Trail. The geotechnical scope consists of 48 test pits, […]