Excellent and comprehensive website on geotechnical and geological engineering that was established in 2002.
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Goettle
Richard Goettle, Inc. is a full service geotechnical contractor assisting in the construction process from feasibility-design and budgeting to construction of the final product. We perform these services for deep foundations, earth retention and marine […]
Geologic Hazards
Video: Geotechnical investigation of the March 11, 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
The NSF funded Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) team has provided a preliminary report and some amazing photos and video of the damage to various regions of Japan affected by the moment magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011. Read on to see some amazing photos and video of the liquefaction damage related to the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan. (Photos from Oregon State Flickr)
Project Related
Dallas Cowboy Stadium Geotechnical Engineering
Sports fans are eagerly awaiting the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steeler’s and the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV (That’s 45 for the roman numeral challenged). The venue for the Super Bowl is the new Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington and it is certainly a show piece and engineering marvel worthy of this world class sporting event. And it required some very interesting geotechnical engineering design as well… (Photo: NFLTouchdown.com)