This video from RockWare shows a 4D Google Earth tour of a simulated groundwater contamination plume migration created using several tools in their RockWorks software package.
Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore Pipe Canopy – Source: NationalDriller April 2012 Video: China opens record-breaking bridge over canyon – Source: Telegraph via ASCE SmartBrief Piletec aids precision piling near London’s Tower Bridge – Source: New […]
Here is a collection of new, revised and updated ASTM standards from April 2012 that may be of interest to geoprofessionals. See the list after the break…
A backyard-sized sinkhole opened up recently behind a Windermere, Florida home, causing the home to be deemed unsafe. The residents said one of their kids was enjoying a hammock in the area just the night […]
This fall, TRB will release Rockfall: Characterization and Control, which will address rockfall hazard identification and evaluation, investigation process, mitigation options, and maintenance and management programs. The 400 page publication will include a DVD with […]
Dr. Yonathan Admassu from Kent State University Ashtabula has released a free rock slope stability software package for kinematic analysis of planar, wedge and toppling modes of failure. DipAnalyst is an application software developed for […]
Dr. Dave Petley (The Landslide Blog) was recently in China meeting with members of the Three Gorges Dam University. They took him on a tour of several sites, including the impressive ship locks with an […]
The Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office has long been a pioneer in the industry thanks in part to the limited space available on the island and the presence of many geological hazards such as landslides […]
New Mexico’s Department of Environmental Quality is critical of Kirtland Air Force Base’s efforts to determine the extent of jet fuel groundwater contamination according to a letter issued in April. The letter says the base […]
GeoPrac Sponsor Nicholson Construction was recently awarded the contract for geotechnical construcion on the San Francisco Central Subway Project along with join venture partner Condon Johnson. Nicholson’s scope will include diaphragm walls at the tunnel […]
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