Landslides in China – Sichuan and Guangxi

So what’s the difference between Engineering Geologists, Geological Engineers and Geotechnical Engineers?  That’s not the beginning of a geeky joke.  But in most professional circles in this industry, it’s a question where the nuances of the answer seem to be lost on people.  My degrees were in Geological Engineering, but I’ve been practicing as a Geotechnical Engineer for most of my professional career.  But I get called a geologist, geotech, Civil Engineer, dirty guy…and probably some other things behind my back.  I try to explain to people what the differences are, but I’ve struggled over the years to find the right words.

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Time to clear the queue a bit. Enjoy these gems!

• Pile Dynamics Releases Complimentary Update of GRLWEAP Program – Pile Buck Magazine – pile driving, marine construction, deep foundation
• North Salt Lake Passes Landslide Ordinance – Source: The Salt Lake Tribune via AEG Insider
• Rotting Oaks Lead to Hazardous Voids in Indiana’s Mount Baldy Sand Dune – Source: Terradaily.com via AEG Insider
• Soldier pile excavations in Seattle designed with DeepEX – Source: DeepExcav
• Santa Clarita Landslide Buckles Road, Prompts Indefinite Closure – Source: CBS Los Angeles
• The part of the SR 99 tunnel built without Bertha – Source: WSDOT Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Page
• China landslide: Man-made, 330-foot mountain of waste collapsed amid rains – Source: Chicago Tribune
• City of Burien releases full geotechnical report on Dec. 8 landslide – Source: The Highline Times / Des Moines News
• More sinkholes expected at Seawatch, District to debate next steps
• ‘Ask Fugro’ campaign celebrates Fugro’s global ingenuity

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Geovert, a specialty design-build geotechnical contractor in New Zealand and Australia has released a video showing the construction of a challenging rockfall protection project. From their YouTube description:

Stockton Coal Mine is situated on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, near Westport. Geovert, a design-build contractor specializing in difficult access rockfall mitigation projects, were retained to provide a turnkey solution combining slope protection and stabilisation measures, to manage the rockfall hazard and protect the surrounding environment with a world class design build rockfall protection solution. The barrier was 1.7 kilometres long and follows a ridgeline escarpment, making this the longest rockfall protection barrier in the southern hemisphere. This was one of the largest and most challenging rockfall construction projects completed to date anywhere in the world.

Click through to see the video.

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