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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What is geotechnical engineering and why does it matter?
I stumbled across this great answer to that question from Geotechnical consulting firm Tierra Group International, LTD a geotechnical consulting firm servicing the mining industry: Mankind lives on the earth. Everything built, either originated from, […]
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Pipeline Geotechnics – Musings of an Offshore Geotechnical Engineer
Homepage and Blog of Neil Brown, a geotechnical engineer in the offshore industry. He is based in Stavanger, Norway. Visit Pipeline Geotechnics – Musings of an Offshore Geotechnical Engineer
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Rudolph Glossop and the Rise of Geotechnology by Ronald E. Williams
A new book that may be of interest to folks. See the Geoengineer.org link for more info. A personal account of the role played by Rudolph Glossop, one of the founders of geotechnical engineering in […]