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Weekend CUP for February 3, 2014

February 4, 2014 rockman Comments Off

It’s been a while since I’ve posted one of my catch-up-posts or CUPs. The pipes were getting a bit clogged, so here are some articles that folks might find interesting. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to blog about them in more detail.

10 Leaning Towers of the World – Source: weather.com via ASCE SmartBrief
Bertha’s nemesis: 119-foot steel pipe – Source: The Seattle Times
Landslide engulfs car in China – video – Source: theguardian.com
Pennsylvania to deploy drones to monitor sinkholes – Source: PennLive.com
ICE Publishing announces the launch of two geotechnical journals! – Source: LinkedIn geotechnical engineers group
Who’s afraid of nuclear waste?: WIPPing transuranics into shape – Source: The Curious Wavefunction via AEG Insider
ISSMGE’s Case Histories’ Journal releases Special Issue on Deep Foundations! – Source: Geoengineer.org

Read on for the rest of this list!

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A giant boulder smashes through a barn of an Italian farmhouse

Giant Boulder Smashes Through Italian Farm

February 3, 2014 rockman 1

A giant boulder smashes through a barn of an Italian farmhouse

An Italian farmer and his family had an unbelievably close call with some house-sized boulders. You have to see the pictures to believe it. The boulders were dislodged during a landslide on January 21 in Northern Italy. One of the boulders smashed through the barn and courtyard of the farm and cut a swath through their vineyard before stopping near a boulder from some previous rockfall / landslide event. That older boulder is even bigger, about the same size as the entire farmhouse and big enough to be seen on Google Earth! See below or download the KMZ file.

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Buildings are one with the rock in the Spanish town of Setenil De Las Bodegas

Spanish City is One With the Rocks

February 3, 2014 rockman Comments Off

I had never heard of this town before seeing the post on Geoengineer.org. Setenil de las Bodegas is a small town of about 3,000 people in the Spanish province of Cadiz. The town is built […]

John Bachner celebrates his 40th anniversary with ASFE/GBA

Bachner Honored for 40+ Years of Service

January 30, 2014 rockman Comments Off

John Bachner celebrated his 40th anniversary with ASFE: The Geoprofessional Business Association. He has worked tirelessly during that time to help geoprofessionals with the softer side of our business, including improving our writing, understanding contracts […]

Scott D. Dodds, new General Manager of Moretrench.

Moretrench Announces New Senior Management Positions

January 24, 2014 rockman Comments Off

Specialty geotechnical contractor Moretrench is pleased to announce two new senior management positions. Scott D. Dodds has joined the company as General Manager–Geotechnical Group, Mid-Atlantic & Midwest Regions. Mr. Dodds is a graduate of the […]

LIDAR imagery from New England archaeological sites

LIDAR Helps Locate New England Archaeological Sites

January 24, 2014 rockman Comments Off

One of the advantages of LIDAR topography data is the ability to “see through” vegetation so to speak. The light beams aren’t actually seeing through physical objects, but because of the high density of LIDAR […]

DAT instruments Dataloggers for Geotechnical Construction

January 21, 2014 rockman 1

I came across this video that introduces DAT Instruments, an Italian Company that builds dataloggers for geotechnical construction such as grouting, jet grouting, soil mixing, diaphragm walls and more. DAT Instruments Company Video [Source: YouTube. […]

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