Time to clear the decks from the 2011 stories I didn’t get time to write about. There are number of good ones in here, don’t miss out!
- It’s time to study the Vulnerabilities posed to Taj Mahal’s foundation – Source: TwoCircles.net
- The problem with underwriting geotechnical engineers – Source: Business Insurance On The Go
- SPile 1.0 sneak preview – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Issue 2, Volume 2, International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories – Source: Geoengineer.org
- Warnings About Wet Soil Went Unheeded – Source: Rio Grande Sun
- Efforts to stop landslides on U.S. 20 have failed, leaving completion of Oregon’s largest road contract in question – Source: OregonLive
- Watch the Caldecott Tunnel Breakthrough – Source: The Bay Citizen
- On seismic signals from landslides – new research – Source: The Landslide Blog
- Foundations contract awarded for Copenhagen Metro – Source: New Civil Engineer
- HDR in Florida legal battle over reservoir cracks – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
- DBA at DFI 36th Annual Meeting–Photos and Links – Source: Dan Brown and Associates, PC
- Certification Program Announced for Geosynthetic-Reinforced MSE Walls, Berms and slopes – Source: Geosynthetica
- Tutor Perini Grows in the Tunneling Sector with Acquisition of Frontier-Kemper – Source: Tunnel Business Online
- On-board with the GRS Bridge-building System – Source: Geosynthetics
- U.S. to fund 46 transportation projects in 33 states, Puerto Rico – Source: CNN.com
- Landslide Mitigation Measures Fail To Save Plan To Build Bypass Bridges in Oregon – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record
- Photos: The Devil’s Slide debris dump, 2006 and 2009 – Source: Coastsider.com
- Forward Together: An Alliance of Geoprofessionals – ASFE: The Geoprofessional Business Association – Source: ASFE
- Portland, Ore.’s Big Pipe Winds Up 20-Year Program To Control Overflows – Source: ENR: Engineering News Record via ASCE SmartBrief
- Portland Oregon completes 20 year project to stop CSO
- Geotechnical consultant – Video – Source: Dailymotion
- Devil’s Slide project update Dec 2011 – Source: Caltrans
- Work underway on Utah SR-14 after landslide – Source: thespectrum.com
- Should there be a LEED-like certification for roads? – Source: Environmental Leader via ASCE SmartBrief