Video: Fascinating Geotechnical News in 2016

February 9, 2017 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Video: Fascinating Geotechnical News in 2016

Our colleagues over at Geoengineer.org put together a great video compiling some of the more interesting stories of 2016 for all of us geotechnical nerds. Check it out! [Source: Geoengineer.org YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]

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