Strah Antoljak, a Bentley Product Manager, posted in the gINT Linked In Group that Bentley has launched a new geotechnical website showcasing their two main geotechnical software products – gINT and GeoStructural Analysis (GSA). Make […]
A thief stole a taxi at knife point in Brookings, Oregon recently, and then tried to escape when a police officer attempted to pull him over in the stolen vehicle. He ignored signs of a […]
New York’s famous transportation icon, Grand Central Station (more properly Grand Central Terminal) celebrated the 100th anniversary of it’s opening on February 2, 2013. This rail terminal is more than just a means of travelling from point A to B, but it is a romantic, and grandiose metaphor for the hustle and bustle of American life. While the structure is definitely a cultural and architectural monument, it is also an engineering marvel, a fact recognized in 2012 by ASCE when it named it a National Civil Engineering Historic Landmark.
While the centennial of the GCT is being celebrated, a new project is taking shape approximately 90 feet below the existing tracks. The East Side Access project (ESA) will provide a new connection from the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to GCT. This project will help…
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A municipal solid waste slide occurred several days ago in an environmentally sensitive area of Greece, near the National Water Park of Zakynthos, the main habitat of a protected sea turtle. The slide covered a […]
The Central Federal Lands (CFL) division of the FHWA has published a new manual on Geotechnical Asset Management. Here’s the abstract: The purpose of transportation asset management is to meet life-cycle performance goals (safety, mobility, […]
Oil Search (PNG), Beach Energy (South Australia) and Carbon Energy (Queensland) have recently purchased ESdat Licences to better manage their environmental and laboratory data.
These companies join some of the major Energy Companies that have existing ESdat Licences, such as Origin Energy, Linc Energy and AGL. An extensive list of users can be found at http://esdat.net/Users.aspx
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The foundation drilling equipment manufacturer Soilmec has released some new videos about the operator training that they had over the summer. Here’s a video discussing the benefits of safety training for drill rig operators. [Source: […]
Devil’s Slide tunnels not ready yet – Source: SFGate Whats the difference between Geological Engineering and Geology? – Source: College Confidential Full Speed Ahead – Source: Tunnel Business Magazine TBM Arrives in Indy for Deep […]
European geotechnical contractor Trevi SpA is preparing to set a new record for the deepest slurry wall ever constructed at 250 meters, which exceeds the previous record by 100 meters according to The New Civil […]
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