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Miscellaneous

Army chief says levee system is holding up amid historic flooding

June 9, 2011 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Army chief says levee system is holding up amid historic flooding

Despite some sand boils found along the Mississippi River, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Army’s chief of staff, said “the levee system has done its job, up and down this river.” Mike Stack, the chief of […]

Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel)
Geologic Hazards

GEER Report for Hurricane Sandy

July 3, 2013 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on GEER Report for Hurricane Sandy

The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance or GEER group funded by the NSF puts experts on the ground in the aftermath of natural disasters to collect geotechnical data that can used in case studies and ultimately […]

A photo of a rusted out pipe taken during a TCEQ inspection of a dam. This picture is now used in dam safety workshops presented by TCEQ.
Geologic Hazards

How Hundreds of “Significant Hazard” Dams Escape State Inspection in Texas

November 5, 2013 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on How Hundreds of “Significant Hazard” Dams Escape State Inspection in Texas

Nearly 3,000 dams in Texas will be exempt from inspection, including 216 that are rated as high hazard. This is thanks to a Texas State law passed earlier this year meant to lessen the burden […]