Young geotechnical engineers and geoengineering professionals in the first 5 years of their careers may be elligible for a $500 grant to attend the 2012 Geo-Congress conference in Oakland, California March 25-29. See the Geo-Institute link below for more information. Applications are due by February 25, 2012. [Source: Geo-Institute]
Available Resources
Geo-Institute Website Changes
The Geo-Institute of the ASCE has made some changes to their online services. For starters, they have now posted online versions of the Geo-Strata magazine. The only catch is you have to be a member to read them. Additionally, they now have a blog with an associated RSS news feed. If you don’t use RSS feeds, you can always head over to our Outside News and Blogs page where we have already incorporated this new blog’s feed into our aggregated news.
Ground Improvement
Polyurethane Grouting for Foundation Re-Use at the Kentucky International Convention Center
The reuse of existing foundations can offer significant schedule, cost, and sustainability benefits on large renovation projects, but it also introduces geotechnical challenges that are not always straightforward to address. One such challenge is how […]
Conferences
Theme from ER2010 Day 1 – Advancements in Earth Retention and Future Trends
This first day of ER2010 was full of some excellent technical sessions. As you might expect from a conference that occurs once every 20 years, there is a strong theme of looking back at what […]