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  • [ February 24, 2021 ] 50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake Geologic Hazards
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Damage to Lower Van Norman Dam from 1971 San Fernando Earthquake
Geologic Hazards

50th Anniversary of San Fernando Earthquake

February 24, 2021 rockman 0

I posted about the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake, but there was another notable earthquake anniversary recently…the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando earthquake. Khaled Chowdhury from the US Army Corps of Engineers […]

Canterbury 2011 Earthquake Memorial
Geologic Hazards

Christchurch Earthquake – 10th Anniversary

February 23, 2021 rockman 0

On February 22, 2011, at 12:46 pm local time, a 7.1 moment magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 185 people. This week, memorial activities were held to honor the victims. Radio New Zealand has […]

A-GaME Geotechnical Webinars from the FHWA
Available Resources

A-GaME Webinars Now Available On-Demand

February 19, 2021 rockman 0

The FHWA’s Advanced Geotechnical Methods in Exploration (A-GaME) 2020-2021 Winter Webinar series produced some fantastic content. They have just announced that the A-GaME recorded webinars are now being hosted by the Deep Foundations Institute on […]

Project Related

Innovative Foundations for the US Border Wall

February 17, 2021 rockman 0

I know this topic is a bit of a political lightning rod, but I recently came across this video and was impressed with the innovative approach to constructing the foundations for the US Border Wall. […]

Whales imaging the ocean crust?
Geophysics

Whale Songs to Image the Ocean Subsurface

February 17, 2021 rockman 0

A cool new study indicates there may be potential for seismologists to gather information on the ocean subsurface using passive seismic data collection with whale songs as the seismic source! Researchers from Oregon State University […]

Available Resources

New Manual for Electrochemical Test Methods

February 11, 2021 rockman 0

A new resource is available for test methods to evaluate the corrosion potential of earthen materials. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) just released a new publication on the topic authored by corrosion expert […]

Conferences

2022 Slope Stability Symposium Update

February 3, 2021 rockman 0

The 2022 Slope Stability Symposium will be in Tucson, Arizona (my hometown) from October 17 to 21, 2022 at the beautiful Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. Mark your calendars! It’s hard to imagine in […]

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